Zimmerman, Menachem-Nathan (Mendel Nahum)
Son of Shoshana (Rosa) and Dr. Michael-Israel, was born on March 31, 1928 in London. When he was three, he began studying in a Jewish kindergarten, and at home learned to speak, write and read Hebrew. In September 1935, his mother immigrated with him to Eretz Israel to teach him a pure Jewish education, and settled in Beit Yam (then – Bayit Vegan) near Jaffa. In 1936 he studied in a private elementary school and was raised in the middle of the year from the first grade of B. In 1935 he was raised in the middle of the year in Tachkemoni Bat Yam from third grade to fourth grade. In 1939 he moved to the “Etz Chaim” Talmud Torah in Bat Yam where he completed eighth grade, and in the years 1941-1942 he studied at the Yeshivat HaYeshuv HaChadash in Tel Aviv and in 1943 he was accepted to the Moriah Gymnasium in Tel Aviv . He was very interested in Jewish studies and had a special inclination to the natural sciences, especially chemistry. Was the best student in these subjects. In the exact sciences he continued to acquire knowledge from English books at the university level, which he would buy with his savings from pocket money. At home he installed a chemical laboratory and carried out many experiments. Menachem Nahum would go to any scientific lecture held in Tel Aviv and participate in the continuing education programs at the school. When he was in the seventh grade, he took the London matriculation exams on his own and succeeded in them, and in 1946 he completed his studies at Moriah and passed the matriculation exams of the Vaad Leumi (the National Council), to help raise the religious level of religious youth, He joined the “Bnei Akiva” and since then has been the moving spirit of the Bat Yam branch, and his friends enjoyed the lessons he taught in the Talmud and the discussions to expand their general knowledge. To study chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and as a subject he chose physics and mathematics. He was a member of the “Yavne” religious student alliance and initiated a special circle for Moriah students. He was also recognized at the university as a promising young student in his studies. He had plans to install an amateur radio transmitter and a library and a scientific collection at his home. His friends in the Bnei Akiva branch were active in the Hagana, but he, as a British citizen and as a research and research fellow, was also released from a service year. However, when the War of Independence broke out after the United Nations General Assembly decided on 29 November 1947 to divide the country into two states, he left his studies and returned to Bat Yam to take part in the defense of the city. The most dangerous on the border of Jabalya, and his mother used to say that he was serving in a safe spot on the home front, asking him why he was going to this point even though he did not have to do so (because he belonged to the Civil Guard and not to the Haganah) He replied that he would not be able to send his name in his place, so that families with orphans would leave behind them, and so he went to this position for the last time on the first of Adar 5708 (18 February 1948). In the evening, Maariv was still praying in a position with great intention and enthusiasm, and in the morning he was hit by an enemy bullet and fell. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery at Nahalat Yitzhak.
