Rubin, Eliyahu (Edward, Carazzi)

Eliyahu (Edward, Carazzi), son of Victoria and Shlomo Rubin, was born on May 18, 1926 in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. When he was born he was given the name Edward. On his fifteenth birthday, his grandfather was assassinated by Arab rioters and since then he was called Eliyahu, after his grandfather. In September 1927, after his father’s death, the family immigrated to Israel. In Israel, he studied in Herzliya and later joined the Hanoar Haoved movement. In 1942, Eliyahu joined the Palmach, traveled extensively in Israel and entered remote and desolate places. He was trained in Sde Nahum and Mishmar Ha’emek, underwent thorough training and became an “independent sapper.” In 1946 Eliyahu returned to his parents’ home. At the outbreak of the War of Independence, Eliyahu was called for service at the Jewish National Fund in Beit Dagon. After arriving there, a unit of the “Hish” was assigned to the unit, and from there he was transferred to the Hulda unit with the Palmach, served in the Harel Brigade, and participated in the breakthrough to Jerusalem. Eliyahu was cheerful and optimistic, liked by his friends, they affectionately called him “Eliyahu the Horse”. He was fearless in the face of danger. In the Battle of Katamon, four independent sappers were sent to make their way and while jumping over a fence he was wounded by an enemy bullet to his forehead. Before they were able to provide him with first aid, Eliyahu died, on the 22nd of Nissan, May 1, 1948 and was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Kiryat Anavim.