Kimchi, Reuven

The oldest son of Pesya and Zecharya He was born on February 3, 1925, in the settlement of Mitzpeh Hagalil, to a farming family. from the beginning of his childhood, he was very close to the ground and helped as much as he could. When he was 14 he joined Hanoar Haoved. Two years later, he was about to join the Palmach, and when he was 17, he was about to join the Jewish Brigade, so that he would not be prevented from doing so at home until one day before leaving. “When the Independence War broke out, the local commander did not allow him to go because the defenders of the moshavah were few, he decided to build a Yaffa house for his parents, he worked in construction and built houses for neighbors, and for his work he received building materials, “I did everything for my parents, as my duty,” he told a friend. “Now my brother has returned from Mikvah and he will fill my place. I am free to go out and fight the enemy. “ReuSon of enlisted in the Palmach, was sent to the Negev and took a sniper course. From his base in Nir accompanied by convoys. One of the convoys was injured. Was flown to Tel Aviv and for a few weeks fluttered between life and death. On his last visit to the house he had not recovered yet, but refused to be examined by a doctor and returned to his base. “The war is not over yet,” he said, “and i need to take revenge on the enemy, as long as im alive.” He went out with reinforcements to the besieged village of Darom. On the way back from Kfar Darom he was hit by a bullet and died on 30 July 1948. He was buried in the cemetery in Nir Am on 24 Kislev 5711 (December 3, 1950) Herzl in Jerusalem.