Efrati, Mordechai (Moti)

Son of Chaya and Yosef, was born on April 15, 1925, in son of Shemen. His parents worked that year at the farm of the experimental station, passing from the Be’er Tuvia group that had been liquidated to the Geva group, which had just begun to develop. Mordechai was one of the first children of the Geva group. He grew up and was educated in a group, excelled in all the works of the kibbutz, and stood out in his solid character, his moderation and his great responsibility. Upon completing his studies he did not immediately join the group, but decided to experiment with other forms of life first. He joined the Palmach and immediately joined the Palmach, where he was sent to active duty and took part in many activities, from sabotage operations in Abu Kabir, Salameh and Ramle to the bitter fighting in Nachshon and the battles of the Jerusalem hills. He was especially successful in the Battle of Katamon and was among the conquerors of Mount Zion and the first burglars to the Old City, who was known as “walking with fire and flame and not being hurt,” fell on Monday, 7.8.1988) sniper shootings during the truce, when he went on a tour of the fortifications of his company near Latrun, and was brought to rest in The cemetery Geva. On the anniversary of his death, the Geva group and the Palmach-Palmach battalion published a memorial booklet called “Mordechai.” In 1998, his family published a book in memory of Mordechai-Moti Efrati: “Now, 50 years after our older brother Motti Efrati In the War of Independence, the family decided to publish this book in his memory, and since then he has gathered important material from his friends, family members and Geva’s friends about his special personality and his important work in the War of Independence. .. “.