Salomon, Eliyahu (Eli)

Son of-Tzippora-Rivka and Avraham-Ya’akov was born on the 30th of Tishrei 5729 (30.9.1928) in the city of Hamamo, Romania. Where he attended elementary school and later in high school. In his civilian life he was a tailor. Before his arrival in Israel he knew many wanderings until he reached Italy for training, where he underwent a training period in the framework of the Hagana. Arrived in Israel on Aliyah Bet on August 16, 1946 on the Biriya ship and settled in Petah Tikva, where he worked as a construction worker. With the beginning of the War of Independence, following the UN General Assembly resolution of 29 November 1947 on the partition of the country into two states, he joined the Palmach and served in the “Yiftah” Brigade, participated in battles in the Galilee and the Valley. In preparation for the first truce, the Yiftah Brigade was demoted to the central region and took part in the fighting in the Latrun area. At the end of the first truce, the brigade participated in the “Dani” operation and on July 17-18, 1948, towards the beginning of the second truce, the “Haemek” Battalion seized Shilat and controlled the eastern part of the Korikor ridge to threaten the wing of the Legion. In the morning it became clear that the Legion force was holding the western part of the ridge. The enemy attacked the force in the outpost from two directions with the aid of armored vehicles, and that was forced to withdraw. In the harsh retreat in an open area under crossfire, many of the fighters fell. This battle fell on the 11th of Tammuz 5708 (18.7.1948). On the 11th of Adar 5702 (28.2.1950) he was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.