Sara Braverman

Sara Braverman (; 1918 – 10 February 2013) was a member of the Jewish Parachutists of Mandate Palestine. She was one of the first female fighters to serve in the Palmach and a founding member of the IDF Women's Corps. Biography Sara (Surika) Braverman was born in Botoșani, Romania to a Jewish family. As a 9 years old girl, she joined Hashomer Hatzair and immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1938 and started Agricultural training. She was a member of Kibbutz Shamir.

Military career Braverman with other Jewish Paratroopers; from right to left, top row: Reuven Dafni, Zadok Doron, Abba Berdichev. Bottom row: Braverman, Arieh Fichman, Haviva Reik Braverman was one of 37 Palestinian Jewish parachutists sent by the Jewish Agency and Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) on military missions in Nazi-occupied Europe. Awards and recognition She was honored with lighting a torch on Israel's 62nd independence day in 2010, for her bravery in helping Jews during World War II.