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Benjamin, Kurt

Benjamin, Kurt


A customs son and Johanna. He was born on April 21, 1891, in Breslau, Germany. He graduated from elementary and high school in Germany. An athlete from a young age; Among the founders of the first Jewish sports club in Berlin. Music lover. He served in the German army. In 1913-1918 he participated in the known battles against the Russian army in East Prussia, was wounded twice and won the Iron Cross. When the Nazis came to power, his wife, daughter, and son moved to Lithuania. The father and his son immigrated to Israel in 1936. The mother and daughter were murdered by the Nazis in the Kovno Ghetto in 1942. He was a mechanic by profession. From the day he immigrated to Israel he was active in the ranks of the Haganah, was responsible for the sport of the Guard in the ranks of the Notrim, and organized hundreds of courses for sports and defense among the Palmach and other Hagana groups. The idea of ​​the “Chief of Staff’s Cup” On the 12th of Tevet 5714 (12.12.1953) he died of a severe and prolonged illness and was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul.

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