Shlmonowitz, Eliezer-Mordechai

Son of Tovah and Aryeh. He was born in Hungary and immigrated to Israel in 1947. He participated in the War of Independence and served in the Carmeli Brigade. After stopping the invasion of the Jordan Valley, our forces took the initiative and attacked the Gilboa area. After gaining control of the Gilboa ridge, the Carmeli Brigade attacked Jenin on the night of June 2-3 and occupied the outposts controlling the city. The Iraqi army, which moved to Samaria after its failure in the Jordan Valley, concentrated its forces and counterattacked, and under this attack our forces were forced to withdraw. In this battle he fell on the 3rd of Iyar 5708 (June 3, 1948). On the 20th of Av 5710 (3.8.1950) he was transferred to eternal rest in a grave in the military cemetery at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem