Lamdan , Chaim (Haimka)

The only son of Sarah and Jacob was born on the 11th of Heshvan 5625 (November 8, 1924) in the Borochov neighborhood. His parents, members of the Zionist movement in Russia, immigrated to Israel with the first of the Third Aliya and were among the first settlers in the neighborhood. From childhood he was educated to a working life, and when he was 12 he joined a youth movement. In the youth camps he was diligent and the first in every job. Among his friends he would laugh and celebrate with his kindness. During the Second World War he enlisted in the British Army and was stationed in the Coast Guard, but the lack of activity in this service did not suit him and he moved to the British Army infantry. Upon his release, he returned to his father’s home, helped him with work, and continued his activities in the Haganah. At the beginning of the War of Independence he enlisted and was sent to Revivim in the Negev. Here, too, he did not accept the idleness in which the army was sometimes stationed and joined the workers in fortifications. During his service, he underwent a wireless course. In the Battle of Bir Asluj, he had a role in the rear, but demanded that he be brought to battle. Haim fell during the capture of the Bir-Asluj police station on Wednesday, June 11, 1948. He was laid to rest at the Revivim military cemetery.