Pierberger, Jacob (“Yaki”)

Son of Yosef and Chaya. He was born in Tragmorsh, Romania, on April 2, 1949. He immigrated to Israel with his family in 1959 and studied at the Bar-Ilan religious school in Herzliya and the Bnei Akiva yeshiva in Ra’anana He was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement, For many years he wrote a diary in which he recorded his experiences and thoughts, and from this journal he is portrayed as a noble figure, who was drafted into the IDF at the end of September 1967 and served in the Nahal paramilitary brigade. On May 17, 1970, he fell in the Jordan Valley during an encounter with the enemy and was brought to eternal rest in the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery. His commander says: “The period that Shiki was under my command was the most Yaffa and successful period I had as a commander, and in any case I remember it very well. I attributed all the company’s successes without exception to the junior commanders and all the soldiers; But as in any society, there were commanders and soldiers who stood out for the best. I assume that this is the opinion of all the company commanders and when I refer to Yaki I say honestly and in good faith that in everyone’s opinion he served as an example of the company’s soldiers, whether operational or social. Throughout the entire period Shiki served in the company, the company was under constant pressure of arduous training and above all – under pressure of hard operational work, which included many tours and pursuits. Sometimes I saw that there were soldiers kneeling under their burden – and I understood that. But it was clear to Yaki that he would not be the one to break. He was a model soldier. This can be determined mainly by difficult situations in which the soldier stood and his reactions. He proved that he was able to withstand all; During the entire period under my command, I realized that he was self-disciplined and had a strong personal desire for the success of the company in all its work. By nature he was quiet, and while others were grumbling and angry, he would respond calmly and with restraint. “I have not heard any complaints about him.” It is hard to accept the absence of all those who were and are not, but we must remember that in their death they ordered us to live. “The Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Ra’anana published, with the assistance of the Alumim group and with the family’s help, Both a memorial corner and the “Holy and Temple Library”.