Kashani, Eliezer (“Lieutenant Barak”)
Son of Malka and Ben-Zion. Born on 18/03/1923 in Petach Tikvah to a poor family with many children, at an early age he was forced to support the family, helped his father at the grain stand, worked in the orchards and orchards. In August 1944 he was arrested as a terror suspect, even though he was not affiliated with any underground, was transferred to the underground, and he was arrested for being a member of the Maccabi movement. To the detention camp in Latrun and in October of that year he was deported to Eritrea in the transport of 251 detainees from the camp Hiroshi joined the Irgun. In early 1945 he was released from detention in a group of 18 detainees who returned to Israel, where he started immediately filled various roles Hatam, his organization’s propaganda corps. Later he was transferred to the combat corps. Eliezer was one of the hundreds of young people who came to the aid of the Rishpon and Shfayim kibbutzim, which were surrounded by the British in November 1945 in order to search them. He was arrested and soon released. After the bombing of the King David Hotel (July 22, 1946) he was arrested again and held in Latrun for about 16 days. After his discharge, he continued his activities in the Irgun and underwent a course for deputies in the “Night of the Plagues” of 29.12.1946 – an act of retaliation by the Etzel for beating a member of the organization – Eliezer Kashani with his friends Yehiel Dresner and Mordechai Elkachy. They were brought to a prison in Jerusalem where they were brutally tortured by the FBI. Due to the chill and mildew in the prison, Eliezer suffered a severe rheumatism and despite his physical strength he could not stand up, but refused to receive medical treatment while he was still tied. During his mother’s visit to the prison, he was supported by his friends and asked her to accept the treatment. “I do not agree because they tie my legs, and it is better for me to be with my friends,” he said. On February 10, 1947, the trial of Eliezer and his comrades was opened for action before a military court. All the defendants refused to recognize the jurisdiction of the court and did not participate in the hearings. After the verdict – death by hanging – the condemned were reacted to Hatikvah. When the Eliezer family heard about the verdict, they sent him an attorney who would influence him to sign a pardon request. According to the lawyer, “It is all the trouble that we think too much about ourselves and our family … We must also think about the nation and the homeland …” On the 16th of Nissan 5747 (16.4.1947) he took his last remaining strength to the gallows cell in the Acre prison, where he was transferred unexpectedly from the prison of Jerusalem, and before his hanging was Hatikvah singing on his lips. He was laid to rest in the Safed cemetery. The chapters of his life and heroism were published in “Memories of Netzach,” a book of remembrance for fallen soldiers of the National Military Organization; Book “Olei Hagardom” and more.
