Edber, Zvi (Horst)

Son of Esther and Shimon, born in 1926 in Germany, immigrated to Eretz Israel with Aliyat Hanoar in 1940 and was educated in son of Shemen. After completing his studies, he moved to Kibbutz Eilon, and later left the kibbutz and settled in Haifa. Zvi worked as a locksmith at the Haifa engineering plant, was a member of the Haganah, and moved to active service with the outbreak of the War of Independence. Zwi, who was a commander in charge of the occupation of Haifa and operations near the city and the Western Galilee, fought in Tamara and at Yohanan, participated in the explosion of bridges on the road and on the railway line on the Haifa-Akko line. ) During Operation son of-Ami for the purification of the Western Galilee. He participated with his company in the conquest of the village of Samariya. At the time of the assault, as soon as he was about to throw a grenade at an Arab position, he was wounded in the hand. He had already pulled out the safety catch, and with the last of his strength he tried to collapse. He ordered his men to stay away from the danger and held on until they saved their lives. Then the grenade exploded in his hand and he crashed. Zvi was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Nahariya.