Levin was raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and attended Gratz College before moving to Israel shortly after he turned 18 years of age.
A memorial to him was built in Jerusalem. His death had a major impact in Israel-thousands attended his funeral-and inspired the creation of a support organization for other IDF soldiers from abroad. Michael Levin (February 17, 1984, Holland, Pennsylvania, United States – August 1, 2006, Ayta ash Shab, Lebanon) was an American-Israeli soldier in the Paratroopers Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who was killed in action in the Second Lebanon War, during the first round of fighting in the Lebanese town of Ayta ash Shab.
For persons of a similar name, see Michael Levin (disambiguation).
