Memorial Scheduled Today for Robert Maguire, ‘Irish Moses’
A memorial service for Robert F. Maguire Jr., the pilot who was dubbed the “Irish Moses” for helping fly tens of thousands of Jewish refugees from Yemen to Israel in 1949, will be held today at 3 p.m. at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica. Maguire died June 10 at his home in Northridge.
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