Tana, Alter

Was born in 1921 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Romania, and was educated in the spirit of religion. Was a yeshiva student and an observant mitzva. He found his livelihood in electrical work. He always aspired to immigrate to Israel and in 1947 he boarded the ship Haganah, and was a member of the Poalei Agudat Israel branch in Rishon Letzion, where he joined the army in Adar in 1948 and served in the Golani Brigade. The village of Lubia was one of the most important enemy strongholds in the Lower Galilee – it blocked the road to Tiberias and could serve as a springboard for an attack in the direction of Afula. On June 9, Golani forces attacked the village from the direction of Sajara, and another force, in armored vehicles, moved along the road from Tiberias. The attacking force encountered fierce resistance from the enemy, who even sent reinforcements to the area. The battle was fought until nightfall and finally the forces had to retreat. In this battle he fell on the second day of Sivan 5708 (June 9, 1948) and was brought to rest at the military cemetery in Afula