Wertheim, Ehud

Son of Mila and Chaim (Oskar) was born on September 21, 2121 in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and grew up in an assimilated atmosphere. He was a member of a general gymnasium and a member of a general Scouts movement. However, when the Nazis came to power, he approached Zionism and immigrated to Israel in 1938 as part of the Youth Aliya. He was educated in the “Youth Company” in Givat Haim, where he was outstanding in his talent and energy and was the driving force behind the company. He was sent to the “HaNoar HaOved” seminar, worked as a youth counselor in Heftsi-Ba’a and received training in the field of agriculture in Gvat. When his group joined the Oren family on the Carmel he worked in the flock and gave his free time for training and training. With his flock, he would move from one field to another, carrying a reading book with a cane. Ehud was interested in Yaffa literature, professional literature and loved art and music. He was a defensive man by nature and excelled in unseen talents as a traveler. He knew every valley and hill, every rock and channel on the Carmel. This trait was also incorporated into him as a protector and also as a shepherd and land-worker. When he went out with his friends for a tour and action, he walked in the lead and everyone trusted him. As a member of the Haganah he participated in many courses. He served as deputy commander of the site and active in the security committee. As commander of a platoon in the Carmeli Brigade, which was composed of members of the farms, participated in the battles of the Carmel, a violent tour of the village of Jaba, in the battles of Ein Ghazal, Tira, Ein Hud, in the villages of El Mazar, Lam and Sarafand, Ghazal. Be thoughtful and calculating. Quietly and confidently he gave his orders and led his comrades to action. Ehud fell in ‘Ein Ghazal on July 21, 1948, from a cluster of bullets that hit him from a distance of 250 meters, as he left his office to inspect a dead area. He was laid to rest in the cemetery in Beit Oren. Left a wife and child. After his fall, he was promoted to captain. In his memory, the kibbutz published a booklet called “Ehud”.