Amit (and Knutz), Yosef
Son of Frida and Friedrich, was born on July 11, 1922 in Berlin, the capital of Germany. He studied at an elementary school, first under conditions of equality and then under the regime of oppression and separation of Jewish students for humiliation, and then he realized that he had to immigrate to Palestine. On 17.1.1938 he arrived in Israel with Aliyat Hanoar and was educated in Kibbutz Mishmar Ha’emek. Joseph quickly learned the Hebrew language, immersed himself in the life of the country and chose his last name Amit, thus expressing his desire to be a good friend to all, and so it was. With his group he was in a training nucleus in Eilon, and on April 9, 1942, he joined the “Hashomer Hatzair” kibbutz (“Lehavot”) with members of his group. On November 2, 1945, he and his group went to settle in Lehavot Habashan. He tended to clear the ground and specialized in this arduous work. He worked in building, paving the road to the spot, in the nursery, and was quick in all branches of the farm and the craft. He saw the diligence of producing excellent work both in the agriculture and in cultural and musical activity (in poetry and harmonica), as a striving for human perfection, and his good attitude toward friends and others as a whole. Joseph aspired to peace with recognition and appreciation for every creative and constructive action, but prepared for a defensive war, to preserve the existence of the precious assets and values. In 1940, he joined the Hagana, completed a course for commanders and served as a guard, serving as a guard in his place of residence, and during the winter of 1948 he filled the ranks of weapons and sabotage. In the days of his anticipation of the birth of his first child, he embarked on dangerous missions, to protect the precious souls of him and the point and the homeland. One day, when he returned from a sabotage operation in the vicinity of Lehavot Habashan, he was hit by a grenade that he carried in his belt and died in the hospital on March 21, 1948. He was laid to rest in the cemetery in Lehavot Habashan, He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery at Lehavot Habashan. He left behind a wife, Pnina, and Yael, a daughter, who was born after he fell. His memory was included in the booklet “Four Fallen” by Kibbutz Lehavot Habashan.
