Dani Agron

Dani Agron (c. 1921–1992) was an Israeli paramilitary figure and son of Gershon Agron.

Not to be confused with Dianna Agron.

Dani Agron, also known as Dan/Dani/Danny Agron/Agronski/Agronsky, was part of the Haganah, a weapons smuggler for the Israel Defense Forces during the Israel-Palestine war, and co-founder of Israel Aerospace Industries with Shimon Peres.[1][2][3]

As a leading figure in the Haganah, he controlled the secret flying school and its pilots, as well as other aerospace concerns, including around Rome as it served as a transition ground for volunteers to fight for Israel against Palestine. In charge of Machal volunteer pilots, he sent them around Europe and the world to learn to fly whatever planes the group could acquire, ironically including former German World War II planes. Agron lived in various hotels, finally settling on the Excelsior Hotel in Rome at the same time as figures like Orson Welles spent time there, as it would allow him to keep a dog; he turned his room into a communications headquarters. Later in the war, Agron recruited American pilots Jack Weinronk to lead the pilot school and Danny Rosin to be an instructor.[4]

In the 1970s, Agron worked as the business manager of his father's newspaper, The Jerusalem Post.[5]

He was also a famous woodcarver.[1]

Personal life

Agron was married to dancer Hassia Levy-Agron; in 1957 they had a son, Amos Agron.[1]

References
  1. "Hassia Levy-Agron". Jewish Women's Archive. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. "Daring to dream". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. Goren, Uri (2010). On Both Side of the Crypto (PDF). Translated by Aryeh Malkin. p. 66. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  4. Katzew, Henry (2003). Woolf, Joe (ed.). "SOUTH AFRICA'S 800: The Story of South African Volunteers in Israel's War of Birth" (PDF). Machal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  5. "'It is always better to explain than to fight'". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
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