Frankenthal, Jacob

Son of Zippora and Menahem. Yaakov was born in Tel Aviv on April 14, 1927. He was born as a twin to his sister Bilha. He grew up in the Shabazi neighborhood of Tel Aviv and attended the Alliance elementary school, where he joined the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement at the age of 10. At the age of fifteen he went to Kibbutz Beit Zera, and in 1944 he was drafted into the ranks of the Palmach In which he was sent with a group to Kibbutz Revadim in Gush Etzion. At the time, he volunteered for the British police to demonstrate Jewish presence, and served there for two years. When the British left the country during the War of Independence, Yaakov continued to serve in the Israel Police. At first he served as a dog handler, and after two years served in the detective section (now the Central Unit) as a junior policeman. As part of the police, he participated in sports competitions in which he demonstrated his muscles and skills. Over the years, Yaakov underwent various courses and was promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent, and on September 19, 1982, Lieutenant General Yaakov fell during his service. Fifty-five years old. He was buried in the cemetery in Holon. Survived by a wife – Esther, and two daughters – Iris Ward