Berman, Amnon (Zist)

Son of Zahava, and Baruch, the third generation of Jerusalem born, was born on September 20, 1926, in Jerusalem. He studied and graduated from the Hebrew Gymnasium high school. At the age of nine, he joined the Scouts and at the age of 15 was already in the Hagam and Gadna. He excelled, took a battalion commanders’ course in Gadna, and after graduating he joined the Palmach and served there from 1944 to 1947, first as a corporal, Harod, Tel Yosef and Gniger. During the struggle he participated in the Atlit operation and in the explosion of the bridges. At the end of his service he returned to his studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, studied high mathematics and chemistry, and studied engineering. Handsome and humble, simple and humble, individualist by nature, sensitive and gentle in his relations with human beings, yet with absolute national discipline. Was a member of the Haganah in Jerusalem, and when the United Nations Oncope mission arrived in August 1947 he went to the United States to continue his studies in industrial engineering. He excelled at his studies but stopped them in order to return to Israel because of the war that broke out there. Prior to his arrival he was sent to the Haganah pilot course in Bakersfield, California, and was responsible for this course. At the end of the course he was sent to Panama to bring a ship carrying various kinds of weapons to Israel. mission accomplished. When he finally arrived in Israel, he was attached to the Israeli Air Force. He flew light planes (“Primus”) and played vital roles in providing aid to besieged sites in the Negev, such as Beit Eshel and Nevatim. He was very satisfied with this work. There was also a pilot connecting Nir Am with Tel Aviv. On the day of his death, July 7, 1948, he dealt with topographical photographs of Revivim and was later sent to transport passengers from the Negev He did not reach his destination and was shot over Lod at the age of 22. Amnon was brought to rest in Beit- The Military Cemetery in Nahalat Yitzhak After his death, he was promoted to the rank of superintendent (lieutenant).