Bligh, Israel

Son of Berl and Elsa. He was born on May 4, 1946 in Brazil, and joined the “Hashomer Hatzair” group there after the Six-Day War and decided to immigrate to Israel in 1967. After completing their training period in Kibbutz Yakum, In January 1968 he was drafted into the IDF and assigned to the Shiron Corps. Israel was a devoted soldier and a model friend who was admired by his commanders and comrades in arms. On April 14, 1969, he fell in the area of ​​the Suez Canal. He was laid to rest in the cemetery at Kibbutz Hahoreshim