Conti, Yosef (Katz, Israel)

Son of Hentsha and Zvi-Dov, was born in 1926 in Fiume, Italy, and grew up in Florence. He graduated from a trade school and worked as a clerk. During World War II he managed to evade the fascists and Nazis, and in 1945 he immigrated to Israel under a false name. When he joined the Palmach, he joined the Palmach and took part in various underground operations in Jerusalem, and in 1947 he was forced to return to Italy with concern for his sick parents, but at the outbreak of the War of Independence he immediately returned to his position in the Harel Brigade. To create a Jewish territorial contiguity within the city and between Jerusalem and the northern settlements.For the operation, the Harel Brigade was transferred to Jerusalem and on April 22-23, 1948, its forces attacked Shuafat, Beit Iksa and Nebi Samuel. In light of the enemy’s fire, the force was forced to retreat, and in the harsh retreat in the daylight, there were many casualties On April 23, 1948. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Kiryat Anavim.