Yekstadt, Nathan

son of Tzipora and Avraham eas Born in Konigsberg, Prussia, Germany, his father, who was the manager of a factory for car boxes, immigrated to Israel in 1933, was hired by the Electric Company in Haifa and in 1934 he immigrated his family to Israel. they settled in Acre and there was the beginning of Natan’s education, and in 1936 the family had to move to Kiryat Motzkin because of the 1936 riots. Nathan continued his studies in Kiryat Motzkin until 1939, when his father was transferred to Tiberias on behalf of the Israel Electric Corporation, where he graduated from elementary school. Nathan was active in Hanoar Haoved and Hapoel. When he went to Kibbutz Na’an, he spent two years there in various farm jobs, dedicating his free time to studies and security matters and training in courses. At the request of his parents, he returned to Tiberias, began working in the weaving factory “Eagle” and immediately became popular with his modest behavior and his ability to grasp his work. At the same time, he continued his training activities on behalf of the Haganah and also served as a naval instructor. As a guide he took part in the capture of Birya. In the course of the conquest of Tiberias, he participated in the transfer of ammunition and food through the Sea of ​Galilee to positions in the Old City, and on May 15, 1948, he served as deputy commander of battles in the Valley The battalion moved to the Negev, and in the difficult conditions without shelter, abandoned to a landslide, gave spiritual support to its students on the 3rd of Tevet 5709 (3.1.1949). During Operation Horev to remove the Egyptian army from Israel, an attack was carried out on the last outpost near Rafah (called Beit- hakvarot “) where the enemy bullet hit him. He gave his men an order, “Go ahead!” And no more. His friends took him to rest in Rachel’s Garden near the Sea of ​​Galilee on January 5, 1949. The Hanoar Haoved movement wrote: “An excellent guide and a symbol of courage.” His father died two years after Nathan and befor he died he asked for his soul to be buried next to his son. His request was filled.