Mirmovitch, Shabtai (Shafsele)

Was born on September 12, 1925, in Cyprus and immigrated to Israel with his parents in 1935. The family settled in Petach Tikvah, where he completed the Netzach Israel elementary school and studied the profession of the frameworks. In 1945, he joined the Palmach as part of the training of the “Young Maccabees” in Givat Haim, and during the years of struggle against the British, he was courageous in his actions against the English. On the 16th of Cheshvan 5709 (November 16, 1948), a landmine exploded and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Petah Tikva.