Biography

Al Schwimmer was born on June 10, 1917 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on June 10, 2011 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Convicted with Hank Greenspun in 1950 of smuggling weapons to Israel in violation of the Neutrality Act. Greenspun was fined $10,000, and eventually pardoned by President John F. Kennedy. Schwimmer was barred from voting or employment by the federal government, and dishonorably discharged from the Air Force Reserve. In 1951, he accepted David Ben-Gurion's invitation to immigrate to Israel. Schwimmer was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001 as a favor to Greenspun's son, Brian Greenspun.