Citrine, Solomon

Son of Shoshana and Yehoshua, was born on September 12, 1928 in Tel Aviv. As soon as he graduated from elementary school, he began to work, and he was still a boy, unable to bear the financial distress of the family, and he was thrilled to be able to help them. During the Second World War, when he was conscripted into the Jewish Brigade, he was quick to enlist, but the army refused to accept him because of his tender age, and he gave up his will because he knew that this would be difficult for his parents. In the garage of the “Assis” factory where he worked, he was known as a loyal friend and a diligent and talented worker. He wanted to establish a family, but when the situation worsened in Israel rushed to join the Haganah, trained and prepared for the future. His girlfriend also enlisted. On the night of June 2-3, 1948, during the “Philistine” operation, Givati ​​forces attacked the Egyptian alignment near the Ashdod Bridge (the “Ad Halom” bridge today). The assault was halted by heavy enemy fire and the forces were forced to retreat. The attack failed, but forced the Egyptians to prepare for the ground and halted their advance northwards. In this battle he hit the ball with his shoulder and shouted, “I was injured!” And at that moment he hit a bullet in the head, and he fell on the day of the 25th of Iyar 5708 (June 3, 1948), holding “Bern” in his hands. He was laid to rest at the Warburg military cemetery.