Zuckerman, Shmuel (“Aryeh”)

Son of Sarah and Mordechai. He was born on July 21, 1924 in Tel Aviv. He studied at the Tel-Nordau elementary school and graduated in 1938. He completed his high school studies with honors from the Geula School of Commerce. He was loved by his friends and teachers, and as one of his teachers noted: “He was one of the finest students, with excellent talents, who bought the teachers’ cores in his proper size, in his exemplary manner.” He also stood out in his appearance – the appearance of a countryman: short but solid, with disheveled hair, smiling and serious eyes alike – and in his description by the same teacher: “I was fascinated by a special ‘something’ that was embedded in it. , Something ancient and new … I believed in him, in his mission to play an important role in our new lives. ” In his speech at the end of the elementary school, Shmuel promised, among other things, that “as long as our spirits prevail, we will preserve the honor of Israel and the fulfillment of his vision in his country … We will be beneficial people to the land and the people of Israel.” In 1942, he went with all his classmates to a “year of service” in Heftzhei, in the valley, where he was well absorbed in the work and was appointed to be in charge of the working students. The malaria disease that afflicted him interrupted his stay in Hafetz-Baha and he was forced to return to his parents’ home. Later he joined the Nutras and moved to the Galilee to guard the borders in Kfar Giladi. In 1945, after serving for a year and a half in his position, he was discharged and accepted to the Technion in Haifa for the study of road engineering and building and Kichl himself in security work at a hotel. In Haifa, he joined the Lehi underground and soon became a combatant, and on June 17, 1946, he participated in a unit that attacked to destroy the railway workshops in the Haifa Bay, where the attackers broke into the workshop and blew up central installations. During the retreat they encountered a military ambush and 11 fighters, Aryeh among them, were killed and he was laid to rest in the Haifa cemetery, and his family published a book called “Shmuel Zuckerman,” a memorial to his memory. “In memory of the fallen of the Tel-Nordau school” After the establishment of the State of Israel, a monument was erected at the entrance to Kiryat Ata to commemorate those who fell in action The train.