Cohen, Ben-Zion

He was born on Sunday, June 1, 1927, in Greece, where he studied, worked, and engaged in sports, especially in football.with the conquest of Greece by the Germans and the sending of the Jews of Greece to his death, After the war, he decided to immigrate to Eretz Israel, and in 1947 he joined the Irgun Zvai Leumi and began to contribute his part in the war Following the UN General Assembly resolution on the partition of the country into two states on November 29, 1947, and the Arab attacks against the Jewish Yishuv in response to the decision And, border defense positions left Tel Aviv. At the same time, he continued to plead with his commanders to send him to actual action. His entreaties bore fruit. When the Etzel forces came to conquer the Arab village of Yehudia, Son of-Zion joined the Hehalutz units, and after the conquest the Arabs carried out a counter-attack with decisive forces. On June 11, 1948, Son of- His friends. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery at Nahalat Yitzhak. His name was immortalized in the book “Remembering Netzach”, the memorial book for fallen soldiers of the Irgun Zvai Leumi