Alperovich, Alexander (Alik)

Son of Miriam and Moshe was born on February 19, 1931 in Jerusalem, where he studied at a school for the children of workers in Jerusalem and moved to the “Amal” vocational school where he studied frameworks and completed his studies there. And was transferred to the “United Movement.” After the 15 th of April 1948, the last convoy left Jerusalem and he, together with several friends, remained in the city and enlisted in the Palmach And served in the Harel Brigade. Alexander was a graceful and stormy young man, fond of his friends in school, the youth movement and the Palmach, and was the most outstanding player in his service, the last battle he fought against was Ramat Rahel. Legion and Egyptian forces took control of the eastern part of the kibbutz and established themselves in the children’s home, where the remainder of the defenders were concentrated in the dining room in the western section. The attack on the children’s home, the attack did not succeed, and an order was given to withdraw, but a way He retreated to the enemy’s machine-gun fire, and Alik set his machine-gun to cover the retreats, and he retreated between the latter, retreating in the head with an Egyptian machine-gun bullet and falling on May 25, 1948. His body remained And was buried in Sheik Bader A. On September 10, 1950, he was transferred to the military cemetery for a period of more than twelve hours, because of the intense fire from the enemy until it could be removed from the battlefield. Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.