Commemoration Sites in Northern Israel
Palmach Commemoration Sites and Monuments in Northern Israel
Malchiya – A monument in memory of 25 fallen, from the First Battalion of the 'Yiftach' Brigade. It stands on the battle hill and was erected by Yaakov Shwardlin. (115)
'Yesha' or "Co-ach" Fortress – Monument and common grave for 28 fallen. Engineered and designed by A.B. Conforti and G'daliyahu Davidov. (113)
Palmach Path – scenic path from the fortress through the forest.
Safad – Monument in the 'Fortress Garden' in memory of 42 fighters who fell defending Safad. (110)
David'kah' Monument near the old police station. (111)
Monument in the 'Ha'shevah (seven) Grove', on the side of the road going up from Rosh Pinna to Safad, in memory of the seven Palmach people whose vehicle drove over a landmine on their way to assist in the city. (111)
Monument at the old 'En Zetim', next to the 'Alma' junction, in memory of five Palmach fighters who fell 'defending' army post 816. (111)
Kiryat Motzkin – monument in memory of two Palmach fighters Noam Pasmanik and Emanuel Landau who fell in battle with the weapon motorcade. It stands in the 'Motorcade Garden' near the Haifa-Acre road. Design: M. Avriel. (256)
Givat Yizrael – monument to remember the 22 fallen: "To the sons of the members of the training and the Palmach, that fell in the War of Independence בשלוחת זרעין at the entrance to Haifa, in the Galilee mountains and in the plains of the Negev" – among the fallen in the battle of Zarin. (164)
Near En Yizrael (at the foot of the Yizrael Hill) monument for Tzvi Carmeli, a member of the First Battalion – who fell in the Battle of Zarin. (166)
Monument in memory of Nimrod Levita, from En Harod, an intelligence officer in the Negev Brigade. It sits on 'Har Ha'clala' in the Gilboa. (179)
Ramot-Naftali – On the wall of the fortress are memory plaques. One of them is in memory of six Palmach fighters from Company D. (116)
Monument in memory of Dov Milstein from Company G of the Third Battalion, that fell while defending the place. (125)
Baram – monument in memory of 14 Palmach fighters, Harel and Yiftach men, friends of the founders. Design: Shlomo Ramati. (121)
Yiftach – monument for the 14 'Yiftach' men, members of a settlement group that founded 'Yiftach', and fell during the war. Engineered and designed: Mordechai Kafri. (122)
Note: The numbers in parenthesis refer to their location in the book "Gal-ed".
'Yesha' or "Co-ach" Fortress – Monument and common grave for 28 fallen. Engineered and designed by A.B. Conforti and G'daliyahu Davidov. (113)
Palmach Path – scenic path from the fortress through the forest.
Safad – Monument in the 'Fortress Garden' in memory of 42 fighters who fell defending Safad. (110)
David'kah' Monument near the old police station. (111)
Monument in the 'Ha'shevah (seven) Grove', on the side of the road going up from Rosh Pinna to Safad, in memory of the seven Palmach people whose vehicle drove over a landmine on their way to assist in the city. (111)
Monument at the old 'En Zetim', next to the 'Alma' junction, in memory of five Palmach fighters who fell 'defending' army post 816. (111)
Kiryat Motzkin – monument in memory of two Palmach fighters Noam Pasmanik and Emanuel Landau who fell in battle with the weapon motorcade. It stands in the 'Motorcade Garden' near the Haifa-Acre road. Design: M. Avriel. (256)
Givat Yizrael – monument to remember the 22 fallen: "To the sons of the members of the training and the Palmach, that fell in the War of Independence בשלוחת זרעין at the entrance to Haifa, in the Galilee mountains and in the plains of the Negev" – among the fallen in the battle of Zarin. (164)
Near En Yizrael (at the foot of the Yizrael Hill) monument for Tzvi Carmeli, a member of the First Battalion – who fell in the Battle of Zarin. (166)
Monument in memory of Nimrod Levita, from En Harod, an intelligence officer in the Negev Brigade. It sits on 'Har Ha'clala' in the Gilboa. (179)
Ramot-Naftali – On the wall of the fortress are memory plaques. One of them is in memory of six Palmach fighters from Company D. (116)
Monument in memory of Dov Milstein from Company G of the Third Battalion, that fell while defending the place. (125)
Baram – monument in memory of 14 Palmach fighters, Harel and Yiftach men, friends of the founders. Design: Shlomo Ramati. (121)
Yiftach – monument for the 14 'Yiftach' men, members of a settlement group that founded 'Yiftach', and fell during the war. Engineered and designed: Mordechai Kafri. (122)
Note: The numbers in parenthesis refer to their location in the book "Gal-ed".