Dubkovsky, Aryeh-Yehuda Leib

Son of Sarah-Leah and Abraham-David. He was born on September 6, 1914 in Lida, Poland. He completed his studies at the “Tarbut” school in the city. Although he was a member of a well-to-do family, Aryeh was attracted to the ideas of the Hashomer Hatzair movement, and was one of its members in Poland. In 1939 he decided to realize his Zionist dream, and immigrated to Eretz Israel. He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for two years, and then moved to the Technion in Haifa, where he was certified as a building engineer. During the years of his studies, he did not neglect his social activities in the Zionist pioneering youth movement, and even joined the ranks of the Haganah and Lantras. He took part in many security operations, which were planned by the leadership of the Jewish community in Palestine. Aryeh was a friendly, lively, loving man and always willing to help others. All his acquaintances loved him, and he was seen as a good friend and cultured man. During the Second World War he enlisted in the British Army, was assigned to the Engineering Corps, and was sent to serve in Egypt. In addition to the positions he held in the military framework, Aryeh volunteered to organize the cultural activity in the unit. Since he loved and understood music, he made sure to get a gramophone and records, and played concerts and explained them to his friends. During his vacations, he hurried to Jerusalem, where his fiancee awaited him, and so did his death. On April 4, 1944, Aryeh was killed in a car accident and brought to eternal rest in the Mount of Olives cemetery. He was survived by two brothers who survived the horrors of the Holocaust in Europe. His name was immortalized in the book “Yizkor” of the Jabotinsky Institute, in “The Book of Journalists” and in “The Book of Volunteerism.”