Abelkosh, Joseph

Son of Yishayahu-Aryeh and Frida. He was born on January 5, 1925 in the city of Tinyura, Romania. He studied at a school and he bought Jewish studies in a cheder. From his childhood, he knew the hard hand of the haters of Israel, and one day, after being hit by their blows, he decided to find a way out of the Diaspora and immigrate to Israel, and then, together with another member, joined Bnei Akiva. The days were World War II, and in 1944, for anti-Semitism in Romania, he was also required to be put to forced labor. In the end he found refuge, and after being transported by train, on foot, and on the ship he finally arrived in Israel in 1945. He settled in Netanya and began to study the diamond polishing work. He joined the Haganah and served in the Hish Brigade of Emek Hefer, where he took part in battles during the War of Independence and after his discharge from the IDF returned to civilian life. He was a good man and devoted to others. He expressed his love for the homeland mainly on the eve of the Sinai Campaign, as he stood ready to leave his wife in a difficult situation and go out to battle, telling his friend: “If everyone in my situation asks for liberation, who will fight? And indeed he went out, fought and fell in battle in the Sinai system on the 27th of Mershvan 5711 (1.11.1956). Was buried in the military emergency cemetery in Bari and on the 12th day of Rosh Hashanah 5707 (November 6, 1957) he was put to rest in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery. He left a wife and two children.