Perlberger, Zeev-Emanuel (Ami)

Was born on September 20, 1922 in Vienna, the capital of Austria. From a young age he had a strong love for nature. He excelled in this profession at school and during the days of his vacation he often stayed in the village. When he was 12 years old he joined the Zionist youth movement “Netzach” and upon its breakup he moved to Hanoar Hazioni. He devoted most of his time to the movement and aspired to immigrate to the Land of Israel because he regarded it as his true homeland. In 1938, when the Nazis invaded Vienna, he stopped his studies in the sixth grade of the Gymnasium and increased his activities in the movement. He spent several months in a training program organized by Aliyat Hanoar and immigrated to Israel on March 22, 1939. He was educated in Kfar Vitkin, but even for elementary education in agriculture, and in 1941 he was accepted to the second grade at the agricultural school in Mikvah Israel, and in 1942 he completed his studies in the agricultural school “Kaduri” In the Jordan Valley – Masada, Afikim and Shaar Hagolan, he joined the Hagana in his early days in Israel and took a course in commanding officers in Mikvah Israel and other courses. At the end of 1945 he was discharged from the Nutras and worked at the Citrus Marketing Council in Tel Aviv. However, he did not cease his activity in the Haganah, participated in the emigration of illegal immigrants and in the activities of “Wingate Night.” He acted simply because he was not a man of things. Demanded much of himself and less of his friends. Always try to understand the spirit of the other. With the outbreak of the War of Independence, he remained within the borders of Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Later he was sent to the head of a division of the Jordan Valley who had known him since the days of the Nutras and participated in the defense of Degania and other battles. At the beginning of the first truce there were children in the village and served as a fuel officer in the Golani brigade. After a few weeks he was sent to Rosh Pina to serve as the fuel officer of the northern front. He was able to appreciate his responsibility and found satisfaction in his work. He was always in a good mood, and a word of encouragement was always in his mouth. Was loved by his companions and was willing to sacrifice his soul for them. Ze’ev-Emanuel was injured in an accident on the Rosh Pina road as he checked the gasoline inventory in Safed. He was transferred to the hospital and died on September 8, 1948. He was brought to rest in the Nahalat Yitzhak Military Cemetery.