Memorial to Mordechaj Anielewicz at kibbutz Yad Mordechai

Yad Mordechai (יד מרדכי) is a kibbutz located 10 km south of Ashkelon, Israel. The kibbutz was named for Mordechai Anielewicz. During many of Israel's wars, most notably in 1948 and 1967, the kibbutz sustained attack by Egypt. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (600x800, 360 KB) Summary Attribute to Liam Getreu. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (600x800, 360 KB) Summary Attribute to Liam Getreu. ... Mordechaj Anielewicz Mordechai Anielewicz (1919–1943) was the commander of the Å»ydowska Organizacja Bojowa (English: Jewish Fighting Organization), also known as Å»OB, during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. ... Kibbutz Dan, near Qiryat Shemona, in the Upper Galilee, 1990s A kibbutz (Hebrew: קיבוץ; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים, gathering or together) is an Israeli collective community. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Ashkelon or Ashqelon (Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן; Standard Hebrew AÅ¡qÉ™lon; Tiberian Hebrew ʾAÅ¡qÉ™lôn; Arabic عسقلان (help· info); Latin Ascalon) was an ancient Philistine seaport on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea just north of Gaza. ... Mordechaj Anielewicz Mordechaj Anielewicz (1919,1920?-1943) was the commander of the Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa (English: Jewish Fighting Organization, also known as ŻOB) during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. ... The wars of Israel are part of the Arab-Israeli conflict, which started before the States establishment as conflict between Jews and Arabs in Palestine and developed into a conflict between Israel, the Arab states and the Palestinians. ... The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is referred to as the War of Independence (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) or as the War of Liberation (Hebrew: מלחמת השחרור) by Israelis. ... Combatants Israel Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq Commanders Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan, Uzi Narkiss, Israel Tal, Ariel Sharon Abdel Hakim Amer, Abdul Munim Riad, Zaid ibn Shaker, Hafez al-Assad Strength 50,000 troops (264,000 including mobilized reservists); 197 combat aircraft Egypt 150,000 troops; Syria 75,000; Jordan 55... Combatants Israel Egypt Commanders Unknown Unknown Strength 130 Unknown Casualties Unknown Unknown The Battle of Yad Mordechai took place at the beginning of the Israeli War of Independence. ...

Today the kibbutz has about 700 inhabitants.

The spirit of Israel and the Jews is synthesized at this remarkable kibbutz founded in 1943 and named in honour of Mordechai Anilewicz, who died fighting the Nazis while commander of the Jewish Fighters' Organization in the Warsaw Ghetto.

The first signpost within the kibbutz leads to a giant statue of Anilewicz clutching a grenade. It is set on a hilltop in front of the dislodged water tower that was shelled during the Egyptian attack in 1948.

The second signpost takes you to another hill which overlooks the reconstructed scene of bitter fighting during the War of Independence. Life-sized, blackened cut-outs with helmets and rifles represent the advancing Egyptians, reinforced with tanks set around the hill. Obsolete weapons of the defenders are in position in slit trenches on the hill. Recorded explanations of the battle, the retreat of the heavily outnumbered Israelis, and the eventual recapture of the kibbutz six months later, are given in all major languages. Open: Sun. - Thurs. (summer) 8 a.m. - dusk. Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat. all day. Tel. (07)720529. Entrance fee includes visit to the museum.

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• Official site (Hebrew)
• A brief description (English)
• MapQuest's map of the Kibbutz map