Teitelbaum (Tamari), David
Son of Ester and Simcha, was born on the 29th of Elul, 29.8.1917 in the city of Bielsk-Podolsky, Poland. David studied at the Talmud Torah, elementary school and Yeshiva. His little sisters were brought to Eretz Israel and he strove to follow them. On April 28, 1938, he immigrated to Israel, rejected a proposal for a comfortable arrangement in the city and joined the Avraham group in Kfar Pines near Karkur and also worked in Givat Ada as an agricultural laborer. David saw himself as guardian of his sisters and took care of them. In 1942 he volunteered for the Palmach and was one of the organizers of the religious department in Einot and Kfar HaRoeh. He completed his commanding course, toured the country and became the driving force in the religious department that was brought to Beria and later arrested by the British. David took care of every detail required for his subordinates. He was a member of the village’s security committee and was full of joy of creativity. At the beginning of the campaign against Gush Etzion, David was appointed commander of a squad of gunners, and was also responsible for guarding in Kfar Etzion during the siege and the battles. On May 12, 1948, the Legion forces, with the help of a large number of local Arabs, carried out a heavy attack on the Gush and succeeded in separating it into two. The next day the attack continued and Kfar Etzion fell to the enemy. In this battle David fell on the 4th of Iyar, (13.5.1948) and left a wife, Rivka, and a child. On the 25th of Cheshvan 5710 (17.11.1949), he was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
