Gelbard, Arieh

Son of Sophie (Sarah) and Ernst (Ezra). He was born on January 1, 2222 in the city of Hanover, Germany, to a conservative Jewish family who emigrated from Russia to Germany during World War I. In his hometown he completed elementary school, but due to the difficult economic situation and anti-Jewish laws he was forced to stop studying In 1937, at the age of 16, he immigrated to Eretz Israel in the “Youth B” company that came to Kibbutz Givat Brenner and after about a year moved to Hulata to join his older sister, At the same time, his cousin Herschel Grynszpan was arrested in France and murdered by the German representative Von Ratt in Paris. Yohu decided that it was his duty to follow in his footsteps and to fight against Nazi Germany in every possible way, and he enlisted in a special service in the Palmach’s naval company, participated in various naval courses and carried out illegal immigration operations. In May 1941, a unit of 23 young men who sailed on May 18, 1941, was joined in a boat to sabotage the Tripoli refineries in order to damage the ability of the German planes to refuel in the Near East and prove to the Allies the feasibility of using Israeli force. The traces of “23 Yordei Hasira” have not been discovered to this day, and their fate is unknown. He put down a brother and two sisters. An investigation conducted in 2017 found that his place of rest in Britain. The cemetery is not known. BROOKWOOD1939 was immortalized in Brockwood, UK. Grave Location Score Addenda Panel. Age 19. Rank Volunteer. This fallen hero is a “maklan” – a hero whose burial place is unknown.