Fish, Benjamin (Yomi)

Son of Miriam and Haim, was born on January 12, 1926, in Petruszany, Romania, and immigrated to Israel with his parents on January 13, 1936. After studying for a year at the Bialik School in Tel Aviv, he received a scholarship to continue his studies. His parents at Givat Rambam became active among the youth. He was a member and later a counselor in Hanoar Haoved, in the Borochov neighborhood, a member of Hapoel Ramat Gan and a youth sports instructor, a member of the Gadna and a volunteer for the Lehi, and during that time he managed to prepare for and succeed in the London matriculation exams and was interested in literature and art. He was particularly devoted to training in physical training. He was sent to courses for Gadna instructors and was promoted to the deputy commander of the “Alumim” battalion in the Dan region, when he was 18 years old and served as a police officer in the Gush Dan area and served as a guard in the Gush Dan area. He was also the instructor of Hagam (Extended Physical Education) at the New High School and in the vocational schools of Max Payne and Montefiore in Tel Aviv. When conscription began to serve the people, he stood among the first, but was told that he had been stationed long ago and that he should continue his service as deputy commander of the “Alumim” battalion. He also took part in the occupation of Tel Hashomer (Tel Litvinsky), Kfar Ana and Yehudia, but he persisted in his demand to go to combat duty and envied his friends and apprentices who had won it. At last he was given “by the way”. During his training course near Netanya, volunteers were asked to come to the aid of the battalion sent to conquer Tantura (the “port.”) Benjamin volunteered among the first and left at the head of a squad of instructors who was hit by a sniper’s bullet in the village after his capture and fell on the 14th of Iyar 5705 1948. He was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Netanya.