Amper (Heruti), Avraham

Son of Reizel and Yosef. He was born on February 20, 1916, in the town of Ludmir, Poland, to an observant family. In his father’s house, the boy absorbed the values ​​of religion and morality, modesty and simplicity of conduct. Here he also received his Zionist education. At the age of thirteen, he joined the ranks of the Betar youth movement and devoted most of his time to acquiring knowledge of Zionist literature, especially in the teachings of Herzl, Jabotinsky, and Trumpeldor, who were instrumental in influencing other youth to join his movement. In 1941 he arrived in Eretz Israel, where he spent a short time in Kfar Vitkin and Haifa with his sister, and later moved to study in Jerusalem and joined the ranks of the Lehi underground. Like many of his comrades in the underground at that time, he lived in a stressful life and was in constant danger from the British security forces. On January 27, 1942, during his stay in the underground apartment on 30 Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, he was shot and seriously wounded by British policemeHe died on February 1, 1942. Before his death, he said: “I want to remain alive to avenge.” He was brought to rest in Nachlat Yitzhak.