Antibi, Ephraim (Avner)

Ephraim, son of Oro-Zehava and Yosef Antibi, was born on the 22nd of Adar 2, 5627 (26.3.1927) in the Old City of Jerusalem. His father, a scribe, educated his son in the spirit of tradition and he studied at the “Sha’arei Shamayim” Talmud Torah in the Old City, then moved to the Kol Israel Haverim school. At the outbreak of the War of Independence he was one of the first to volunteer for combat service, in defense of his hometown. As a member of the Etzel unit and as the head of a troop, he fell in battle at the Jerusalem Police Academy on 18 May 1948. He was buried in Sanhedria in Jerusalem. On the 25th of Elul 5711 (26.9.1951) he was put to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.