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Rosenblatt, Meir (Tuzik)

Rosenblatt, Meir (Tuzik)


The only son of Rachel and Yehoshua was born in the city of Bandera, Bessarabia, Romania in 1926. On May 26, 1934, at the age of 8, he immigrated to Israel with his parents and they settled in Petah Tikva, Netzach Israel “in Petach Tikvah and continued to study at the Gymnasium” Ahad Ha’am “He was a member of the” Young Maccabee “, active in all the youth organizations and especially in the work of the Keren Kayemet Le’Israel. After two years in 1945, he volunteered for the Palmach, although the kibbutz demanded that he stay for guard duty. He served for a year in Givat Haim as part of the training of the Young Maccabee. He was arrested in Sarona by the British and released without trial. He is fond of nature and nature, and his nature is “six gods of battle.” After the UN General Assembly decided on 29 November 1947 to divide the country into two states, he volunteered again, served in the Harel Brigade and played a paramilitary role there, and excelled in this role as in his other positions and was commended for his participation in the conquest of Jaffa and the battles of Castel. The road to Jerusalem was conquered by the Kastel, which controls the road and was held by our forces, and the Arabs carried out a number of counterattacks in order to return this vital control to their hands, and on one night, on the night of April 7-8, their commander Abd al-Qader al-Husseini was killed. On April 8, 1948, the Arab forces carried out a fierce attack to capture the body and find the body of their leader, and the Palmach platoon, which belonged to the 5th Battalion of the Harel Brigade, Worth and people covered the retreat of Castel defenders. In the midst of the severe withdrawal, many of the reinforcements’ division fell and shone among them. He was buried at the top of the five. On the 12th of Kislev 5714 (19.11.1953) he was put to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

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