Hildesheim, Shmuel

Son of -Bracha and Avraham was born on December 7, 1924, in the city of Kalisz, Poland, where he studied at the elementary school in 1938. At the age of 14, he immigrated to Israel, joined the Hashomer Hatzair movement. He joined Hashomer Hatzair at Beit Alpha and joined Kibbutz Sarid in 1943. With the outbreak of the War of Independence, he enlisted in the Golani Brigade and went with his unit to assist in the defense of Mishmar HaEmek, which was attacked by Kaukji’s ” 1944. After successfully completing their mission and returning to their base, they were suddenly attacked by the enemy who was waiting for them near Abu Shusha, and from the enemy’s fire Shmuel fell near Kfar Baruch on the 26th of Adar 5708 (1948) And was brought to rest in the Sarid cemetery.