Levi, Asher (Sherry)

Son of Berta and Haim, was born on December 14, 1929 in Bulgaria and finished six high school classes before the German occupation. In Bulgaria he was a member of Hashomer Hatzair. During the German rule in Bulgaria he fought in the mountains together with the partisans. His ambition was to survive and immigrate to Israel. Shortly after the war, on September 26, 1945, he arrived in Israel and immediately joined Kibbutz Hazorea. Over time, members of “Elite-Youth” in that kibbutz formed a settlement nucleus and he, as a member of the nucleus, worked as a tractor operator. In his work and joining the “Aliyat Hanoar” company in the kibbutz, he saw the realization of his ambition. It was not long before he had instructed others at work. He completed first-aid courses and here, too, as in the rest of his actions, he showed great diligence. With the outbreak of the War of Independence, all the members of the nucleus joined the Palmach’s First Battalion, where he served as a company medic and participated in many battles – in Gesher, Sheikh Hussein, Kafr Kana, Zandela, Kakun, Zar’in, Mishmar Ha’emek, Malkia, And in the battle for Latrun, during which he served as the battalion’s deputy medic, and during one of the battles, when he felt the help of a wounded friend, he fell and was injured in the knee. “On the night of July 17-18, 1948, towards the beginning of the second truce, the” Haemek “battalion seized Shilat and an outpost in the eastern part of the Korikor ridge, in order to threaten Agap And the Legion regiment in Latrun, where it was discovered that the Legion force was holding the western part of the ridge, and the enemy attacked the force from two sides with armored vehicles and was forced to withdraw. The wounded were taken to a safe place, but only two hours before the cease-fire came into effect on the 18th of Tammuz 5708 (July 18, 1948), a shrapnel hit him and killed him On the 11th of Adar 5702 (28.2.1950) he was put to rest at home – The military cemetery at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.