Perlmutter, Aharon (Erich)

The only son of Tova (Gisela) Asher, was born on February 26, 1927 in Vienna, the capital of Austria. When he was about 5c, he learned Hebrew and was a member of the Hanoar Hazioni Movement. On November 1, 1938, he immigrated to Israel and was accepted to the “Ahava” institution in Kiryat Bialik with a group of 50 children who immigrated from Austria. After graduating from elementary school, he joined the “Nir” group in the institute, whose goal was to go to the settlement, but Aharon was more inclined to study the electrical profession and thus also wanted to help the family. When he was 17, he moved to Tel Aviv, went to his mother, studied at the Montefiore School and, with unusual diligence, tried to advance in his profession. And managed to rent a small store and stand on its own, and also brought his father to Israel from Shanghai. A year after his arrival in Tel Aviv he joined the Haganah and the Histadrut. Aharon joined the army, served in the Givati ​​Brigade and served as a battalion medic. His unit clung to Hill 69 east of the coastal road to block the movement of the Egyptians. The hill was captured on June 8, 1948, and the force began to barricade itself. On Tuesday, June 10, 1948, the Egyptians shelled the site and then attacked it with armored vehicles, causing enemy casualties, collapsing positions, and damaging the weapons. During the retreat, Aharon felt that he was helping the injured man, although he was warned of the danger, and when he arrived at his injured friend he was hit by a shell and fell on March 9, 1949. He was laid to rest in the Nachlat Yitzhak military cemetery. His friends returned from Egyptian captivity