Peltz, Israel
Son of Ahuva and Zvi, was born on September 24, 1924 in Zamosc, Poland. He graduated from elementary school and worked as a tailor. At the outbreak of World War II, he separated from his family, which was largely destroyed, and was one of the survivors who fled. In 1947 he immigrated to Israel on the “Four Freedoms” ship, fiercely opposed British soldiers who took over the ship, but was defeated. He was detained in Cyprus for about seven months. When he arrived in Israel he lived in Tel Aviv and worked in construction. From the day of his immigration he was a member of the Hagana and one of the first to undergo full service. He joined together with a number of friends who was very attached to them, and always encouraged the others and captivated the memory of his days of trouble. When the army was divided into brigades, he joined the Givati Brigade and participated in all his battles. On the 17th of Adar 2, 5708 (March 28, 1948), he returned to the base at Tel Nof. Members of a gang from Maghar seized the school next to the junction, placed an electric mine on the road leading to Tel Nof and operated it when the armored vehicle passed. The explosion caused the fire to explode and the intense fire from the school building made it impossible to access it. That night, Givati fighters raided the school and blew it up, and the next day the bodies of the burned armored personnel were rescued. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Rehovot.
