Rotenberg, David

Son of Pinia and Abraham, was born on April 18, 1930, in Haifa. He studied at the Reali School in Haifa, excelled in his studies and at the end of the sixth year he won a prize for his high grades. He was a fan of music, painting and sports. From childhood he was a member of the Scouts movement and later became a counselor. From the early age he was a counselor in the Gadna and a member of the Haganah, and even then he was characterized by the qualities of an excellent and influential guide, who at the beginning of the War of Independence was still a student at the school. After completing his studies in the summer of 1947, he enlisted in the Palmach. After graduating with his training, he was sent to the brigade commanders’ course in Dalia, where he joined the Negev Brigade, where he served in the battles of Iraq-Suidan and Negba , And was soon appointed commander of a platoon David took part in the battle for Hulikat and excelled in it, during the truce he was at the outposts and organized very difficult conditions for the immigrant soldiers in very difficult conditions. Love and devotion to the new homeland, he continued to study mathematics and tried to expand my hand He also continued to contact his students in the Scouts movement, who admired him very much and, at every opportunity, during the vacations, met with them and told them at length about his experiences and experience in the war, and David fell on the 12th of Tishrei, 1948) in a car accident, riding on a motorcycle, returning from a meeting of Palmach commanders near Be’er Ya’akov, and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa.