Benary, Menachem

Son of Elimelech and Shulamit are members of Kibbutz Beit Zera. He was born on March 31, 1945 in Kibbutz Beit Zera. He graduated from high school in the Kinneret Valley. From his early childhood, his independent and assertive character stood out, and while he was a boy, he would demand the most from himself and others, but without vanity and condescension. In others he sought the way to see the good, the positive. He was not looking for the easy and comfortable way but rather the act that requires effort and responsibility, and this attribute brought him to the paratroopers when he was drafted into the IDF in August 1963. His discharge from compulsory service soon became part of the agriculture, He was a very loyal friend and the first to come to the aid of all who failed and fell, great was the belief he gave with simple human justice, his Lev was sincere with respect to people, and the courage among him was great – and all his virtues were loved by all those who knew him. Of duty fulfillment. “Finally all we do, we do to “He did not like to fight, but went to him out of solidarity with the way, and he did not see himself as capable of commanding others, and believed that the personal example was the determining factor. The Six Day War went to the Jerusalem front with the Paratroopers Brigade and marched at the head of his squad in front of the Damascus Gate, which emitted a deadly fire all the time, fought fiercely and devotedly, risked and dared – and fell close to the final destination, in the Battle of Jerusalem on 27 Iyar 5727 (6.6.1967), is the second day of the battles. Was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. In the booklet 53 of them, in memory of the fallen members of Kibbutz Artzi who fell in the Six Day War, a special page was dedicated to him. Even in the book “Marinas Gabro” of the Paratroopers Command were brought his history and description of the last battle. In “Kinneret”, the monthly journal of the Jordan Valley Regional Council, his memory was raised.