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Sabah, Abraham

Sabah, Abraham


Son of Esther and Joseph was born on October 16, 1930, in the city of Zakho, Iraq. As a five-month-old baby, the family immigrated to Israel and settled in the Zichron Yaacov neighborhood of Jerusalem. When the War of Independence broke out he was still not yet enlisting, but due to the severity of the military situation in the city, he was recruited to the Jerusalem Brigade and he did his duty with the same dedication that he first fulfilled. From the Kastel Regiment Prior to Operation Nachshon, the Kastel, which controls the road and was held by our forces, was captured and the Arabs carried out a number of counter-attacks in order to return this vital control to their hands and on one night, the Arab forces carried out a fierce attack in order to conquer the place and find the Jews In the midst of the harsh retreat, Avraham and many of them fell in. He was buried in Ma’ale Hachamisha, on the 12th of Kislev 5714 (19.11.1953), who was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

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