Yania Ben-Gal

• Born about 1906 - Russia
• Died about 1980 - Israel
• Age at death: possibly 74 years old

Marriages and children

• Married about 1927, Israel, to Haya Itzhar ca 1906, with
  • Itsha ca 1935-
  • Sasi (Sara) ca 1939-
  • Avigail ca 1947-

Notes

• He changed his name to Ben-Gal (Son of the Wave??) in the 1960's or 70's, when he was middle aged in remembrance of his miraculous ocean survival years earlier. Until then, his last name was Bichovsky (or Bichofsky)