Gipsman, Shmuel
Son of Bella and Yosef, was born in 1889 in Kishinev, Bessarabia, and graduated from the commercial school in his hometown. At the outbreak of the First World War, Shmuel was drafted into the Russian army, captured by the Germans but managed to escape from it. After eight days in the forests without food, and with the help of Matzpen, he managed to cross the lines and return to his unit. For his livelihood, Shmuel worked in commerce until 1924 – the year he immigrated to Eretz Israel. In Israel, Shmuel first tried his hand at growing tobacco, but his inexperience undermined him. Later he joined a group of friends whose goal was to fight and conquer the Hebrew work at Jaffa Port, a work done until then by Arabs only. Later he worked as a driver and driver and was one of the founders of the “Hamanal” cooperative, which was later called “Shelav”. As a member of the Hagana and as a truck driver, he made his way through the country every day. The outbreak of the War of Independence and the dangers of the roads did not prevent him from moving along the country’s dangerous roads. On January 27, 1948, a Hebrew convoy was organized to make its way from Haifa to Tel Aviv. Among the drivers was Shmuel. When the convoy passed by the Arab village of Jaba, a fire was fired from the direction of the village. A bullet pierced Shmuel’s head and he was killed on the spot. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery at Nahalat Yitzhak. He left behind a wife, Son of Yehuda and the daughter of Bilha
