Leibowitz, Amnon

Son of Yocheved (nee Usherov) and Shlomo was born on 30.11.1930 in Rishon Letzion, and after completing his elementary school, he received a scholarship and graduated from the Department of Mechanical Frameworks at the Max Payne Professional School. He is active in the Gadna and in “Noar HaOved” as a group leader. Editor of a living newspaper on Saturday nights, reciting literary works (often reading at leisure), playing various instruments out of a natural musical sense, without systematic study, and the walls of the club were covered with his paintings. After graduating from the vocational school, he excelled in his work in a factory and later joined a trained hachshara of his movement in the “Erez” group, which was stationed at the Sea of ​​Galilee. He was joined with the entire nucleus of one of the Palmach battalions and served as a radio operator. And that his view was confirmed by his participation in the War of Independence – from the defense of Kfar Szold to the liberation of Safed, from the bombing of the Litani Bridge until the conquest of Malkia and Nabi Yosha. On the way to Jerusalem and the conquest of Ramle and Lod, he fell ill in the cave cave, which he returned nine times, and when he recovered somewhat, The battalion carried out the opening operation of Operation Yoav for the breakthrough to the Negev – the capture of the Beit Hanoun wedge outposts on the night of October 15-16, 1948. This move was intended to disconnect the Egyptian forces north of Gaza and to mislead them regarding the main effort. He was buried in the cemetery in Dorot, and in his memory were dedicated pages in the book “Cedars that were Shorn …” on the 5th of Tevet 5712 (3.1). 1952) was put to rest at the military cemetery in Rishon Letzion.