Plotnicki, Chaim

Son of Hinda-Rachel and Gershon. He was born in 1914 in Slonim, Poland. He was a member of the Freiheit youth movement and later joined the Po’alei Zion party. In 1934 he immigrated to Palestine in the wake of his brother and sister who immigrated before him. His father, a teacher in the Tarbut school in the city and an active Zionist, was forced to remain in Poland because he did not receive an immigration permit and died there. In Israel, he moved to the Pardes Hannah settlement where he worked in carpentry and studied in Poland before immigrating to Israel. When the riots broke out in 1936, he enlisted in civil defense and also donated blood to save lives. Among his friends he was known for his kindness and willingness to help anyone in need. In 1938 he joined the Guard Corps and served as a guard in the colony. At the end of January 1939, a gang was discovered, walking on the southern border of Pardes Hannah and Haim, leaving in a group of four men to ambush in order to prevent the gang from entering the area. In an encounter with her, a gun battle developed and Haim was wounded in the eye. He was taken to Beilinson Hospital on March 17, 1939, and died of his wounds. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery of Pardes Hannah. Assumed an old mother who remained in Poland and a sister in the country. An article in his memory was published in Davar.