Zmorski, Elimelech (From What)

Son of-Nechama and Pinchas, was born on August 14, 1925 in Tel Aviv and grew up in Nes Tziona. After graduating from elementary school, he tried his hand at mechanics, but he became very attached to agricultural work and worked mainly in a large barn he had at his disposal. He was a farmer – a good and dedicated dairy farmer. He found time to play sports and was one of the most prominent soccer and basketball teams in Ness Ziona. Even when he was young, he was chosen, without completing any course, as a guide to the “Young Maccabee” branch in Ness Ziona. From his youth he was a member of the Hagana and when the call to the army left, he left his job and devoted himself to the Hagana. Elimelech was one of the most active in the Nahal Tziona unit: completed a course for squadrons, took another course and was ordained a corporal in one of the companies in the Givati ​​Brigade. Was among the first in the colony to be sent to protect Shalom Castle. He took part in the battles against the headquarters of Hassan Salameh, one of the gang commanders, and excelled in them. He also took part in the “Nachshon” operation, the breakthrough to Jerusalem, and the battles in Tel A-Rish, Kobeiba, and Bashiya. Where he was wounded by a bullet and returned home. But his impatience, knowing that his brother-in-law and his friends were in danger each day, returned to his company before his wound was healed. Since then he has continued to fight at Beit Daras, Ashdod, Ibdis – in repelling the Egyptian invader. He was a handsome and upright man, loving the country and dedicated to it, good-hearted and courageous, full of faith and confidence in the justice of our war and reassured by his security around him. “Do not worry, it’ll be good – it must be good!” He was used to saying at any hard hour. His last words to his mother were: “I wish the truce would cease – and it seems to them, to Egypt, that they were expelled from the country.” In preparation for the resumption of hostilities after the first truce, Operation An-Far was planned to break through the Negev. However, the Egyptians violated the truce and attacked it on the night of July 7-8, 1948, seized several outposts and disrupted the plan. As part of the operation, our forces attacked the night of July 8-9, and the Givati ​​forces occupied the outpost of Ibdis, northeast of the Negev. In the following days, the Egyptians carried out repeated heavy attacks on the outpost, and the Givati ​​fighters, with stubborn defense, repulsed the attacks. In these battles a shell directly hit his excavation, and Elimelech fell on Tuesday, July 10, 1948. He was brought to eternal rest in a grave in the military cemetery in Be’er Tuvia