IDF, US Navy surprise Shoah survivor as independence, Dachau liberation coincide – Abba Naor, 92, thought he was just going to talk about his time in the concentration camp, which was liberated 75 years ago today – then the soldiers pulled out musical instruments | Timesofisrael

The Israel Defense Forces and US Navy bands surprised an Israeli Holocaust survivor this week to mark both Israel’s 72nd Independence Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, playing for him a rendition of Israel’s national anthem, Hatikva.