Oster, Ephraim

Son of-Sarah and Moshe was born on March 27, 1920 in Sokol, Galicia, Poland, and grew up in Lvov, the son of pious parents who had barely lived in the elementary school. He joined the “Poalei Agudat Israel” in Lvov and aspired to Aliya, but out of concern for his parents, not to leave them without a back seat, postponed his arrival until the time came. Died, and only his father managed to escape and arrived in Uruguay, where Efraim arrived in Russia where he spent the days of the war as a responsible worker and managed to renew contact with his father, He pleaded with him to come to South America, but he refused, with the clear recognition that he was going to Palestine, and arrived in Italy to prepare his immigration. He was trained by the Haganah until he was flown to Israel in Tammuz 5708 He responded to the Israel Defense Forces and served in the Jerusalem Brigade. He saw his future as part of the settlement of “Poalei Agudat Israel” and said to join the “Netzach Yisrael” group that was based in Ramat Hadar. Ephraim fought on the Jerusalem front. In his last letter to his cousin, who was about two weeks before his fall, he wrote: “We are talking about the liberation of the Old City soon … I miss you and want to visit the group, but I would be very sorry if I missed the hour without taking part in this great operation … It should also be remembered that I did not see the Old City in general and the Western Wall in particular … “On September 13, 1948, he fell in Jerusalem and was buried in Sheikh Bader A. On August 30, 1950. He was put to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, shortly after his father was informed of the death of his son, also died in Uruguay.Image of the late Ephraim Oster was transferred to the Yizkor system in 2017 by K. Jovi friend’s family unit