Carmi, Benjamin

Son of Malka and Natan was born on May 11, 1958 in Tel Aviv. His father was one of the founders of the “South Judea” transportation cooperative. When he was 16, he joined the Haganah. As a high school student, he excelled in his studies, especially in mathematics, and was known for his serious attitude toward work and teachers. Benjamin stood out for his integrity, his humility, and his friendly attitude toward his friends. If a poor friend was found, Benjamin would immediately collect money to buy his books and invite him home to dine. But he always did it in a gentle manner that did not hurt or humiliate. After completing his studies he left for a year of service in Holon as a tutor. Here too he stood out for his talents and became a guide to his friends, and he did so with dedication and perseverance. At the end of his year of service he was enrolled as a student in the Faculty of Economics at the Law and Economics School, but shortly after the outbreak of the bloody riots following the UN General Assembly resolution on November 29, 1947, he ceased his studies and joined the Givati ​​Brigade. In January 1948, he was assigned to a commanding class in Na’an, where he was assigned as a squad commander to a force sent to Gat, and after many weeks of siege, it was decided to break through the road and deliver a convoy of reinforcements and reinforcements. The road from Beit Guvrin, but suddenly Benjamin saw that the approaching convoy was on its way and was about to pass But immediately saw with his men the dismantling of the mines, but the convoy members, seeing people emerge from the construction, thought that they were Arabs and opened fire on them with lethal fire. Benjamin fell on Monday, March 13, 1938, and was buried in Gat along with six of his friends who had fallen that day. On the 15th of Cheshvan 5710 (November 15, 1949) he was transferred together with his friends to rest in the military cemetery at Nahalat Yitzhak.