Kligsberg, Alexander
(“Alex”, “Elik”), son of Arieh and Rivka. He was born on June 27, 1943 in Haifa. After completing his studies at the AD Gordon High School, he studied at the Tel Aviv Municipal High School as a student who was given him a Stanfordian child who lived a life without worry or shadow, grew up and began to understand the meaning of life. She left for work in the morning and did not return until late in the afternoon, and this loneliness left wrinkles on his forehead and shadows in his eyes, but the harsh life questions were pushed aside by the object of life and the joy of life and his character became immune and stifled. , And one day he wore an army uniform, which was in November 1961, the year he finished high school with honors His friends and acquaintances, physically and spiritually enthused, enlisted in the army and ascended from stage to stage, full of responsibility and seriousness and familiarity with his role, lively and energetic, kind and intelligent – whom he liked for his subordinates and commanders. He was sent to instruct a squad commander as a platoon commander in the Golani Brigade. He completed his army service with the rank of lieutenant. After completing his service, he was admitted to the Hebrew Technion in Haifa in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. During his three years of studies, he studied with honors and showed seriousness and responsibility in order to achieve perfection. On May 6, 1967, on the eve of the Six-Day War, called to reserve duty, as he was sometimes called earlier, and on the first day of the battles, on the 5th of Iyar 5727 (5.6.1967), he fell in a battle near Chen- The enemy. He encountered an enemy and entered the battle with him after a 16-kilometer journey, during which he was injured but continued to fight and destroyed the position in Rimon, and was later taken to the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Lieutenant Kligsberg was commended by the GOC Southern Command for “courage and daring.” The book of heroism published by the Journalists Association in Tel Aviv and the survivors of Bergen-Belsen describes Alexander’s last sacrifice, and was also mentioned in the books “From Hermon to Suez” David Dayan and “Six Days of Glory” to Aviezer Golan.
