shall help them." Over the years, changing road configurations made accessibility to the Sha'ar HaGai memorial obscure with a corresponding, significant, drop off in visitation. Contemporary awareness of the vital role of Mahal in the birth of Israel diminished. The Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation recognized the problem and the necessity for historical memory. December 2017, a new Mahal memorial was dedicated on Mahal street in Jerusalem directly across from Jerusalem's Ammunition Hill Museum to the Battle of Ammunition Hill during the Six Days War. The memorial, funded by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, and the American Veterans of Israel Legacy Corporation, was designed by noted Israeli artist Sam Philipe. The Memorial is a massive relief boulder symbolizing Mahal as one of the foundational rocks in the birth of Israel. Mounted on the boulder are bronze sculpted symbols of branches of the Israel Defense Forces that Mahal contributed to, Air Force, Army, and Navy. The new Mahal memorial, with its interpretive historical signage, is seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Volunteer programs today Overseas residents can serve in the IDF through various volunteer programs which are for young non-Israelis of Jewish background who are legal residents in Israel (and descendants of a Jewish grandparent) and overseas Israelis who are younger than 24 (men), 21 (women), 36 (physicians). The programs consist typically of 18 months of IDF service (21 months, if IDF-Hebrew study program, or ulpan, is necessary) including extended training for those joining combat units or 1 month of non-combat training. All overseas volunteers serve in regular Israeli military units. Sar-El is another IDF volunteer program open to Jews and non-Jews which focuses on non-combat support. Notable Mahal members Chalmers Goodlin Paul Kor Ralph Lowenstein Mickey Marcus Tom Derek Bowden Milton "Milt" Rubenfeld See also Foreign Legion George Beurling Lone soldier Garin Tzabar Above and Beyond, a 2014 documentary film about the Mahal References Further reading External links FOCUS on Israel: MACHAL – Overseas Volunteers Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Machal and Aliyah Bet Virtual museum Machal veterans association Books by and on Machal Pilots, Multimedia files Spitfire vs Spitfire — Air Combat between the Israeli Air Force and the RAF Mahal IDF Volunteers: Guide & Assistant Machal Museum World Machal website Garin Mahal website Above and Beyond: The Birth of the Israeli Air Force Sample Reel Guide to the Records of MACHAL (Mitnadvei