Obituaries
Funeral Services for Woodland Hills Native who Died Fighting for Israel Planned
Max Steinberg died Sunday while serving as a volunteer with the IDF's Golani Brigade. He was taking part in ground operations in Gaza.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Israel for a 24-year-old Woodland Hills native who died while fighting with Israeli Defense Forces.
Max Steinberg died Sunday while serving as a volunteer with the IDF's Golani Brigade. He was taking part in ground operations in Gaza. Steinberg, a graduate of El Camino Real High School and onetime student at Pierce College, was one of 13 members of the Golani Brigade killed in fighting with Hamas.
According to the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, Steinberg's funeral will be held in Jerusalem at 11 a.m. Wednesday Israel time, or 1 a.m. California time.
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Steinberg's parents, Stuart and Evelyn of Encino, flew to Israel on Monday, ahead of an FAA-imposed 24-hour ban on U.S. flights to Tel Aviv.
David Siegel, consul general of Israel in Los Angeles, said he was "heartbroken" by Steinberg's death.
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"We salute this soldier, this son of Israel, who fought with unmatched courage and selflessness in defense of the Jewish state," Siegel said. "Max made the ultimate sacrifice and we are forever indebted to him. May his memory be a blessing for our people and serve as an eternal inspiration of valor for all the people of Israel."
--City News Service
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