Avraham Stern or Avraham Shtern; alias Yair (born in Suwalki; PolandDecember 23; 1907 - February 12; 1942) was one of the leaders of the Jewish paramilitary organization Irgun.

In September 1940; he founded a breakaway militant Zionist group named Lehi a Hebrew acronym for Lohamei Herut Israel; meaning 'Fighters for the Freedom of Israel'; in September 1940. Lehi was better known as the 'Stern Gang' by the British authorities and by the mainstream in the Yishuv Jewish establishment. Pictures From History Pictures From History