Berkovits, Yehudit

Daughter of Tzila and Haim, was born on July 11, 1930, in the Degania Aleph group. She completed her studies at the Degania school and went on to the agricultural school in Beit Yerah and then went to work in the chicken coop. Her teachers point out that Yehudit was the symbol of integrity, purity and beauty, diligent and quick, talented for every job, loved by both adults and children, and even when she grew up they continued to call her the nickname “girl”. When the Syrian enemy weakened to the Jordan Valley, served as a liaison with the front positions and was killed by an enemy shell near a plant on 9 May 1948. She was brought to rest in the cemetery in Degania A. Her memory was placed on the pages of the book ” “One of the veteran companies writes about it:” You can serve as an example for your friends in your serious relationship to life, work, order and respect and appreciation for mature friends. “