Farhi, Benjamin (Benji)

The only son of Rivka and Chaim was born on October 28, 2828 in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. Grew up in a suburb of the city, in a non-Jewish environment, and felt from his youth the unpopular status of a Jew among strangers. His parents sent him to study in the real college of the American college, but he was more inclined to the liberal arts and in his spare time read many books on these subjects he borrowed and purchased. At the age of 16, he learned of the existence of Zionism and since then he has been passionately attracted to Zionist pioneering Zionism. He was attached to the secretariat of He – Chaluts in Istanbul and published a pamphlet on the history of the Zionist movement. He saw the purpose of his life as a kibbutz in the Land of Israel. At the age of 18, even before his graduation, he had a rare opportunity to immigrate to Israel on the path of illegal immigration. His parents objected to the termination of his studies and to his immigration at all, and denied him any financial help. Benjamin sold his books, immigrated to Israel and managed to arrive on 13.9.1946. He joined Kibbutz Ein Hashofet, where he moved to the Turkish core, where he learned Hebrew and settled in the life of the country. Benjamin went with the nucleus to settle in Kibbutz Gvulot and called the land and the company and even built a family nest there. In the winter of 1948, at the beginning of the War of Independence after the UN General Assembly resolution, he took part in the defense of the spot and at the beginning of July 1948 he was drafted into the Negev Brigade. On the 18th of Tammuz 5708 (18.7.1948) during the “Yoav” operation to break into the disconnected Negev, he was wounded and fell near Hulikat. Buried in the wind. He left behind a wife, Bina. On the 26th of Tammuz 5766 (26.6.1950) he was put to rest at the military cemetery in the village of Warburg.