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Mazor, Nathan

Mazor, Nathan


Was born on January 4, 1922 in the city of Munich, Germany and immigrated to Israel with his parents in 1934. Here he studied in elementary and high school and in a course in automotive mechanics. Nathan worked in mechanics, mail, and film mechanic. In 1936 he joined the Scouts, and in 1937 he became a swimmer of the “Brit Maccabim Atid” group in Tel Aviv and was one of the best swimmers. As an amateur he joined the British Navy in 1940 and served there for five years, in the Suez Canal, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. When he was released, he was hired at the Tel Aviv port. He devoted his free time to Haganah activities and to a vigorous and vigorous campaign to protect Israeli produce. At the beginning of the War of Independence, he enlisted in the Palmach, was transferred to the Palmach, joined the Harel Brigade, served with convoys and fought to break into Jerusalem. In a letter he wrote on his last day, he described to his parents their lying on the cold night on the ground in Castel and the reward he found for his suffering when he saw the convoy going to Jerusalem on the road he and his comrades had released during the battle. In preparation for Operation Nachshon, the Kastel, which controls the road and was held by our forces, was conquered. The Arabs carried out a number of counter-attacks in order to return this vital control to their hands and on one night, on the night of April 7-8, their commander Abd al-Qader al-Husseini was killed. On the 28th of Adar II 5708 (1948), the Arab forces carried out a fierce attack to capture the place and find the body of their leader. The Palmach platoon, which belonged to the 5th Battalion of the Harel Brigade, emerged as reinforcements, and its members covered the retreating of the defenders of the Kastel. 1953) was put to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

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