Perach, Benjamin

Son of Malka and Moshe Ya’akov was born on the 24th of Av 5727 (22.8.1927) in Karkur. Where he studied at the local school and after graduating from the agricultural high school in Pardes Hannah, worked as a clerk in the Yitzhar oil factory and continued to study bookkeeping. He was a member of the Haganah from his youth, participated in training and was known for his actions as a dean, faithful and dedicated to his work and Haganah functions. He was a humble and silent fellow, willing to help others and far from boasting. He was a member of HaPoel Hamizrachi. Benjamin joined the ranks of the War of Independence and served in a religious company in the Alexandroni Brigade. He took a brigade commander’s course and took part in all his brigade operations in the Sharon, Shomron and Lod valleys, and was taken with her to the southern front, and he did not say anything about his heroism in order not to appear to boast of a simple duty and to cause anxiety in his parents’ Lev. The attack was carried out on the eastern flank of the “pocket” in the area of ​​Iraq al-Manshiyya, and the Alexandroni forces broke into the village from the south and took control of it, but their assault on the hill north of the village was repulsed Meanwhile, the Egyptians recovered, attacked and forced our forces to withdraw. Part of the force was trapped inside the village. In this battle he fell, on the 28th of Kislev 5709 (28.12.1948) – and the local people said: “Two candles died on the night of the second candle of Chanukah.” 17 Kislev 5710 (8.12.1949) was transferred to the eternal rest of the military cemetery at Nahalat Yitzhak.