Ben-David (Sharabi), Joseph
Son of Esther and Isaiah. He was born on Friday, May 25, 1928, in the Mahane Yehuda neighborhood near Petah Tikva, where he worked as a metalworker and was a member and instructor of “Hanoar Haoved”, and in 1943 he joined Gadna, During his first training in Kapap (a face-to-face battle), which was then the only legal weapon, was among the best and was Simcha that he had been given the opportunity to be among the defenders. In the course of time, he was sent to a course for junior high school commanders and served as a guide until the day of his enlistment and was a sports enthusiast, 29.11.1947 The division of the land into two states was conscripted and served in the Alexandroni Brigade and on 12.12.1947 he was sent with his squad to the Upper Galilee to establish fortifications against the Syrian invader. After a month, his department was transferred to Kfar Sirkin, from where it was sent to Kfar Hess and Kfar Yavetz. Joseph participated in raids on the enemy’s transport lines, in the conquest of Hiriya, Salameh, and Kfar Saba Arab. With the entry of the Arab Legion into the fighting, Jerusalem’s situation worsened and the road to it was cut off by the Legion system in Latrun. Operation “Son of-Nun A”, held on the night of May 24-25, 1948, was intended to break through the road to Jerusalem. His battalion was assigned to conquer Latrun. The attacking force encountered better enemy forces and had to retreat. In the midst of the harsh retreat, in view of the enemy’s superiority and harsh weather conditions, many of the fighters fell, among them Yosef, who fell on the 15th of Iyar 5708 (May 25, 1948). On the 17th of Cheshvan 5710 (17.11.1949) he was transferred to the eternal military cemetery at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
