Rosenberg, Yaakov (Yankele)
The only son of Mina and Mordecai-Azriel was born in Breslau, Germany on November 22, 1925 to observant parents. They immigrated to Israel and settled in Tel Aviv in 1936. Yaakov was always shown to be exemplary. He was a member of the “Habash Ha-Hasmona’im” movement, served as a guide and discovered a great organizational capacity. In Jerusalem, he was active in the “Brit HaShabbat” movement,and was recognized as a talmid hacham and received ordination. In the meantime, Yaakov joined the Lehi underground fightersand on the night of September 17, 1947, he was arrested in his room by the British. During the search he was found with posters of the underground and sentenced to two years in prison. First he was incarcerated in Latrun, then in the Jerusalem and was eventually transferred to Atlit. During his imprisonment, Yaakov was responsible for matters of religion and prayer and continued his work underground, breaking tunnels for escape. In May 1948, when the British left the country, Yaakov was released from prison. He spent two days in his home, and although he was an only child, he enlisted in the IDF and served in the 8th Brigade. Ya’akov fell in battle in the village of Ana on the 4th of Sivan, June 11, 1948. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery at Nahalat Yitzhak.
