Rubinstein, Yigal (Yagel)

Was born on February 3, 1927, in Rosh Pina, to an old family of farmers in Israel, and after completing his studies at the elementary school in the village he continued to study in the Safed high school and two years later moved to a vocational school Where he joined Hanoar Haoved and Gadna. In 1943 he completed a Gadna training course in Geva, where he served as a regional instructor in the Galilee, Rosh Pina, Safed, Ayelet Hashahar and Kfar Giladi, and was a sports instructor for the Maccabee Youth. On the northern border of the country. He wanted to enlist in the British Army and changed the date of his birth on the certificate to be accepted despite his tender age, and his parents barely took him out of service. He later enlisted as a guard, and was promoted to corporal. During his service in Notarot he worked under the guidance of Notrim and Hisham and was one of the commanders of the Gadna in the Upper Galilee. Participated in the release of Haganah prisoners who were imprisoned in the customs house in Rosh Pina. Yigal was among the sappers who blew up the Bnot Yaakov bridge during the revolt. In the days of the many arrests he was arrested in Degania, he escaped prison. In January 1947, he completed a sports course with honors and became a group instructor. After the United Nations General Assembly resolution of 29 November 1947 on the partition of the country and the outbreak of the War of Independence, he was responsible for escorting convoys in the Galilee and was among the defenders of Rosh Pina. In April 1948, he was drafted into the army and served as a lieutenant colonel in the “Oded” Brigade, during which he participated in the defense of Ramot Naftali and the occupation of the Nebi Yusha police station and in an attempt to conquer the village of the rioters near Tiberias. Yigal fell in battle in Mishmar HaYarden in an attempt to remove a wounded member from the enemy’s heavy fire area, who was shot down on a landing site on the 12th of June 1948. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Rosh Pina. On the anniversary of the fall, he was promoted by the commander of his brigade to the rank of lieutenant.