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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-gaza-conflict-2014/1.606861
30,000 Gather to Honor IDF Soldier from L.A., Killed in Gaza
(Ha'aretz) Bradley Burston - Sgt. Max Steinberg, 24, was from Los Angeles' West San Fernando Valley. After he first visited Israel on a Birthright trip in 2012, he decided to move here and join the IDF. A member of the Golani infantry brigade, he was killed last Saturday night in Gaza. Only a handful of the some 30,000 mourners had even heard of Max Steinberg prior to his death. During the day preceding the funeral, calls were made on Facebook to attend Steinberg's funeral. "As I look around right now, I am overwhelmed by the impact you had on so many lives," Max's sister Paige said. "It is unbelievable to see how many people are here in your honor." U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said, "A son of the United States, a soldier of Israel, he represented the best of both of our countries."