Blind Jump: The Story of Shaike Dan

Shaike Dan was one of thirty-two Jews from Palestine who volunteered to parachute behind enemy lines in Romania on behalf of British Intelligence during World War II. Some of them parachuted into Yugoslavia, linked up with partisan forces, and stole across frontiers with the help of local smugglers. Many of these volunteers were caught and some of them never returned. Shaike Dan decided on a "blind jump," so as not to depend on smugglers. Ever since that first jump, Shaike Dan's life has be...