Berger, Yaakov

Son of Genia and Kalman. He was born in 1907 in the town of Yandzhiub in Poland, and his parents were well-off and supported Jewish public enterprises and the Zionist movement, and Yaakov acquired his basic education with the help of a private tutor. In 1926 Yaakov went to Eretz Israel, spent two weeks sleeping on the beach and then found refuge in the stables of the mules. With a friend he went on foot throughout the country, and on these trips he was fond of the love of the country and of its beauty, and after a while he moved to Jerusalem where he worked. He excelled in his work, in good interpersonal relations, and in quick perception. He then began working for the Jerusalem Electric Company. In 1932 he went to Tel Aviv on behalf of the “Hapoel” to organize the “usher” operation, and he left his place of work and his economic situation worsened. In the first battle of Hanita, Yaakov was severely wounded and spent five days in agony at the hospital in Haifa, and died on March 26, 1938. He was laid to rest in Ramat Rachel.