Gemer, Selig

Son of Pessia and Mordechai. He was born on the 5th of Elul 5702 (August 24, 1905) in the town of Stifin in Volhynia (Russia), and his family moved to the city of Rovno, a popular Jewish city. He was taken by his father and his brother to every Zionist gathering that took place in the city and Selig absorbed love for the Jewish people and the Land of Israel, and at the age of 17 he gave up his father and since then has been himself and supported the family. Zionist activity in 1925. Selig immigrated to Palestine, worked in paving roads and later managed the orchards Of Mr. Boxer in Ness Ziona. He was active among the working public as a member of HaPoel Hatza’ir and for three years was a member of the Nes Tziona workers’ council. Zelig was one of the founders of the workers ‘bank (the workers’ fund), and later managed it on a voluntary basis without pay. He was also one of the founders of the Beit Oved and Neta Moshav in Moshav Pardes Pardes. Zelig was a member of the “Haganah” acted and devoted. He was responsible for the defense of the “Yemenite neighborhood” which was adjacent to an Arab orchard that served as a concentration camp for rioters, in Nes Ziona, organized all the security arrangements and performed its role for example. During the riots of 1936-1939, the harassment of workers who went to work in the orchards of the area increased. Despite the dangers, Zelig did not stop his work. On Tuesday, 28 October 1938, when he returned from work in Pardes Boksar, he was murdered by a group of rioters and was buried in the cemetery in Nes Tziona, leaving behind a wife and two sons, a brother and two sisters.