Ethel (Alush), Nissim (Henri)

Was born on August 5, 1930, in Constantine, Algeria, where his older sister, Mel, raised him and cared for him during his childhood, when he was seventeen years old, H. He was assigned to the first battalion of the “Yiftah” Brigade. In preparation for the first truce, the Yiftah Brigade was demoted to the central region and took part in the fighting in the Latrun area. On the night of the 17th of July 1948, towards the beginning of the second truce, the “Haemek” battalion seized Shilat and an outpost in the eastern part of the Korikor ridge in order to threaten its flank Of the Legion Group in Latrun. In the morning it became clear that the Legion force was holding the western part of the ridge. The enemy attacked the force in the outpost from two directions with the aid of armored vehicles, and that was forced to withdraw. In the harsh retreat in an open area under crossfire, many of the fighters fell, among them Nissim. On the 11th of Adar 5702 (28.2.1950) he was transferred to eternal rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.