Gershuni, Nathan
Son of Rachel and Zelig, was born on February 17, 1918, in Tiberias, a member of a family of land people from the Second Aliya, who completed his studies in the elementary school in Tiberias and worked as a mechanic and worked in the garage. He served as a helper in the motor boat of the English police in Lake Kinneret, where he served for two years, but retired from it with the hero of the events in the years 1936-1939, and was responsible for the protection of the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias. After he passed on behalf of the Haganah, at his request, to Jerusalem, he studied at the Hebrew University as an extra-ordinary student. During World War II, he joined the British army and rose to the rank of officer, and with the first Jewish soldiers in Europe he took part in battles against the Germans and was captured, and during his four years of captivity he read and studied. A well-known Jewish-English physician, Dr. Vigoder, both arrived in Israel at the beginning of 1946. Upon his return to Israel, he immediately began studying at the Hebrew University of Haifa and had not yet completed his studies. He was again called to the flag at the outbreak of the War of Independence and served in the Carmeli Brigade. He participated in the command of the Haifa defense and in the battles over Mishmar Ha’emek, Tantura, Jenin, Zemach, Mishmar Hayarden and more. He was a serious person, self-contained and fond of all his subordinates and acquaintances. He fell in the Sheikh Abed outpost near Manara on October 23, 1948. The Sheikh-Abed outpost was held by our forces On October 22, 1948, during the second truce, Kaukji forces attacked the outpost unexpectedly And he fell in their hands, the same day that an armored company of the Carmeli Brigade attacked an attempt to regain control of the outpost, but without success, the next day another attack was carried out, but again unsuccessfully.Nathan was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Rosh Pina, And his son-in-law in Manchester donated a considerable amount of money to his talented students who lacked the means to continue their studies.