Lesner, Benjamin (Benny)
The only son of Esther and Moshe was born on February 23, 1927 in the city of Bacau, Romania, and as a child he was saved from his father and had to help his mother to earn a living. When the Nazis entered Romania, he joined the Zionist underground movement in 1944. He immigrated to Israel in 1944 with several members of his movement, Hashomer Hatzair, on a small ship that arrived safely (even before the end of the War of Independence) The second world.) With his group he came to Ein Shemer, worked in the citrus groves and liked his work, and as a strong character he quickly adjusted to life in Israel. But he did not spend much time in this kibbutz, because with the worsening situation in Israel, he was sent to a squad commanders’ course. Upon his kibbutz he moved to the borders of the Negev and was appointed to the position of security officer of the point. At the beginning of the War of Independence he continued to organize border defense, which was located 24 kilometers from the Egyptian border and surrounded by enemies.In June 1948, during the battles with the Egyptians, he was responsible for the department of the Negev agriculture. The “Ten Days” battles were carried out in an attempt to break through the Negev, and his unit was tasked with conquering the Kuchaba and Julikat strongholds, but he continued to command until he fell, on the 18th of Tammuz 5708 1948. He was buried in the wind, left behind a wife, and was laid to rest in the military cemetery in the village of Warburg.
