Eger, Shaul, (“Gotti”)
Son of Ziggo Vitti. Born on 17.4.1931 in the city of Tulce in Romania, the parents who were born in Romania went through World War II. As Jews were persecuted on their necks, they wore yellow patches on their clothes until they finally swore not to wear this patch of contempt In 1948, after spending three months in a detention camp in Cyprus, Shaul arrived in Palestine and joined the Givat Hayim kibbutz, where he joined the Hanoar Haoved and Dror movements, earning his living by carpentry and everything he produced was handsome He was a forgiving and conciliatory spirit, confident in the future, and in March 1952 he was drafted into the IDF and in his service was a instructor in a course for combat symbols. At the outbreak of the Six-Day War, he waited for the order to read and when it did not come, he left without reading, convinced that his friends needed him; And when he went into battle, while he was hovering from a nearby fire base when his platoon attacked one of the outposts of Ya’abed in Samaria, he fell; It was on the 27th of Iyar 5727 (June 6, 1967), the second day of the battles. He was buried in the military cemetery in Haifa and was later transferred to eternal rest in the cemetery in Rishon Letzion. During his service, he performed every task with full understanding and with his human attitude to his subordinates, he knew how to get them to do the maximum. Shaul received a commendation for the manner in which his job was carried out, for the commander of his brigade, who recommended so much, appreciated his courage and devotion to the cause. In the book, “The Steelmen” to Aviezer Golan, his name was mentioned.
