Friedler, Yoel (Bobby)

Son of Hanna-Rivka and Israel, was born on October 24, 1927 in Germany to a devout family. He grew up as an only son with three sisters. He immigrated to Israel in 1932. During the struggle against the British, he joined the Irgun underground and was very active in it, and his parents sent him to America, to his relatives, in order to remove him from the constant danger that threatened him both from the outside and from the inside. . Only releases death. “At the beginning of the War of Independence after the United Nations General Assembly decided to divide the country into two states, he was among the first to descend to the Old City of Jerusalem and organize its defense. It was a small handful of guys who were training and making positions. On January 20, 1948, he and two friends went to Bikur Cholim for information on the phone, which was accompanied by gang members accompanied by a British policeman who gave his weapon to one of the Arabs and wounded the three. Yoel remained there for about three quarters of an hour when he was wounded and the Arabs abused him. His last words were: “Tell them to beat him … I feel it’s final, but it was worth it.” He was laid to rest in the military cemetery at Nahalat Yitzhak.