Caspi, Jacob
Son of Tova and Moshe, was born on Purim, 14 March 1922, in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Grandson of the Rebbe of Yablonne, founder of Kfar Hasidim. His parents were among the first pioneers of the village and Jacob was four years old. He attended the local elementary school and the Yagur Regional School, and then returned to his village and took the burden of the farm. Yaakov was a counselor at Hanoar Haoved and coordinated cultural work. He was attracted to the art of the theater, and after wandering and wandering, he went to Jerusalem and joined the dramatic studio of the Histadrut, under the guidance of Rafael Tzvi. In addition, he worked as a youth counselor and a national camp counselor for the Department of Education. He also showed a clear pedagogical talent and was appointed secretary and coordinator of the Youth Hostel Association. When the War of Independence broke out after the United Nations General Assembly decided on November 29, 1947, to divide the country into two states, he enlisted, made preparations for the formation of a military band and participated in various combat operations around Jerusalem, ), Palmach and Hish fighters who were sent as reinforcements to Gush Etzion after the large attack on the Gush on January 14, 1948. The fighters left Hartuv on the night of 15-16 January, loaded with weapons, ammunition and equipment, but due to the late hour of departure and the difficulties of the road, they could not reach Gush Katif in the night. At dawn, the department was discovered by villagers in the area of the villages of Beit Natif, Jaba and Surif, who called the Arabs of the area to the area and surrounded the department. The fighters organized themselves on one of the hills (the “Battle Hill” today) and fought with the masses of Arabs until they all fell in battle on January 16, 1948. Yaakov was brought to a mass grave in Kfar Etzion on 17.11. 1949) was transferred, together with the rest of Gush Etzion, to eternal rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
