During the Holocaust Wilfrid Israel was a well-to-do businessman who had connections with world leaders. He devoted himself to saving Jews, especially children in the Holocaust. He helped establish Kibbutz Hazorea.
The amazing and inspiring life story of Wilfrid Israel is known only to very few. In the early years of the 1930's, Wilfrid's efforts helped save thousands of German Jews from the Nazis and his life story is as inspiring and impactful as that of other heroes from the Holocaust period, whose lives have been documented in books and films.