Jersey, Yakim (“Bonchu-Jerry”)

Son of Nissim and Lisa. He was born in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, on 6 January 1936. After completing his studies in 1948, he studied at Ramle Lod high school and later at the Hebrew Technion in Haifa. He was drafted into the IDF in 1954. Served continuously in the army and also participated in the Sinai Campaign. He reached the rank of captain. He fell in the line of duty on Sunday, March 19, 1963, and was brought to rest at the cemetery in Ramle.