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Virtually the same scene was repeated at a second apartment. Wrestler Joseph Romano apparently fought off the intruding Arabs momentarily with a knife, but he was mortally wounded. Yosef Gottfreund, a 6-ft. 1-in., 240-lb. wrestling referee, held a door shut despite the efforts of five Arabs pushing from the other side. "Hevra tistalku!" Gottfreund yelled in Hebrew [Boys, get out!]. It was too late, when the door was finally forced, for Gottfreund to get out. In all, however, 18 Israelis managed to escape. Nine who did not make it to the exits were taken hostage. They were...
...YOSEF GOTTFREUND, 40, the hefty wrestling referee, had heroically held a door of the Israeli quarters shut, allowing others to escape. A Jerusalem merchant, Gottfreund left a wife and two daughters, one of whom told friends in Jerusalem: "His last act was typical of him; my father was always ready to help others...
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