The Zioneer commemorates Private Eliyahu Lichterman, who fell in Israel's War of Independence on August 7, 1948, at age 19. Born in Warsaw, he emigrated with his family in 1938 and fought in the Alexandroni Brigade.
The Zioneer published a memorial note on Thursday morning honoring Private Eliyahu Lichterman, who died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Kfar Yona on June 21, 1948. He was a soldier in the Alexandroni Brigade. The post recounts his biography: born in Warsaw in 1928, emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1938, settled in Petah Tikva, and later left studies to support his mother. He was wounded in the battle and died after two months in Beilinson Hospital. The commemoration marks 78 years since his death on the Hebrew date of 2 Av 5708.
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