 Important . Date
Thursday
January 17, 2008
10 Shvat
In the Footsteps of the Lamed Hey
Two weeks from today
Register now and take part in this historical event!
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60 Years of the Heroic Lamed Hey
 Mark the Date!
Memorial March of the Lamed Hey
The Lamed hey were a detachment of 35 brave soldiers who were brutally murdered by Arab shepherds on their way to the besieged Gush Etzion , in January 1948, 60 years ago. Their heroic story is an inseparable part of Jewish history during the war of Independence and Gush Etzion. The thirty -five, were young soldiers, part of the Palmach, mountain brigade, barely out of the camps, lovers of nature and life who knowingly took upon themselves a dangerous mission of no return - to reach the besieged Gush Eztion with additional food and medical supplies. At the -break -of dawn they were discovered by a local Arab shepherd who alerted the nearby shepherds. Their bodies were so badly massacred that they were unidentifiable.
This year we are commemorating 60 years to the fall of Gush Etzion, and the birth of our nation.
We invite you to join us in commemorating the heroic Lamed Hey by participating in the March .
The Gush Etzion Regional Council, together with the Ministries of Defense, and Education, the OU, Eretz Nehederet, Jewish Federation of Metro West, The Gush Etzion Foundation,the Kfar Etzion Field school , JCC and Tourist Authority are producing this event.
Various youth organizations in Israel, and many other dedicated people from all over the world and Israel will be joining us .
For this special occasion the Memorial department of the Ministry of defense has created a special memorial to commemorate the 60th year anniversary on battle hill, together with the Lahav students from Efrat.
Schedule
The March will leave on Thursday Janury 10, 2008 from Kibbutz Netiv Halemed Hey at 10:30pm and end at sunrise on battle hill.
For more information, registration and a detailed schedule please contact:
For groups: Meir-02-9939972
For individuals: Matnas Gush Etzion 02- 9937999
Pictures from last years March
Battle Hill
For more information on the Lamed Hey click below
www.izkor.gov.il or www.etzion-bloc.org.il
Want to join the March but can't? Support the March and memorial of the Lamed Hey by clicking below:
http://gush-etzion.org.il/donate_now1.asp
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