Eitan, Ezra Haim

Son of Simcha and Nachum. Ezra was born in Basra in 1918. After completing high school and completing various professional training courses, he worked for seven years in the Iraqi State Railways until 1949. At the same time Ezra was very active in the Jewish-Zionist underground movement in Basra, Ezra and his wife and two children were smuggled to Persia (Iran) at the end of 1949 and joined them a few weeks after the war. In March 1950, Ezra immigrated to Israel with his family, after spending several months in Mahane The family moved to Jerusalem and Ezra joined the Israel Police in 1941. Ezra served as the secretary of the movement’s office in the Russian Compound in Jerusalem, and Ezra did much to help the drivers in Jerusalem in their contacts with the police and the authorities. The Land of Israel, the State of Israel, Jerusalem and the capital, and those who knew him closely learned to love and cherish him for his kindness, his sense of humor, his help to others, and his support for friends in times of trouble. ). Forty-eight years old in his fall. He was buried in the cemetery in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem. Left a wife – Aliza, and three children – Rachel, Nahum and Ruth.