אברהם Abraham Avraham, Meir 'Meirka' 'Meirke' ben Shabtai

Birth Name אברהם Abraham Avraham, Meir 'Meirka' 'Meirke' ben Shabtai [1a]
Birth Name אברהם, מאיר בן שבתי
Also Known As מאירקה
Call Name 'Meirke'
Call Name מאיר
Call Name מאירקה
Gender male

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1925 Brăila, județul Brăila, regiunea de dezvoltare Sud-Est, România  

 
Aliyah 1941   Meir Avraham, age 15 years, left Bucureşti right after the Iron Cross Revolution

 
Membership 1926 קיבוץ אשדות יעקב kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov, עמק הירדן, הצפון, ישראל  

 
Military Service   הכשרת אשדות יעקב Hakhsharat Ashdot Yaakov Noaar-Olle, קיבוץ אשדות יעקב, עמק הירדן, ישראל  

 
Military Service 1942 פלמ"ח פלוגות מחץ Palmach, הגנה  

Event Note

Meir Avraham, with his youth group, joined A Company, under command of Nachum Sarig, and platoon Commander Asaf Simchoni.

Event Note

Meir Avraham served in the 4th Battalion.

Event Note

In 1944, Meir Avraham attended a non-commissioned officer's course, under Squad Commander, Yitzchak Rabin.
He was then sent to kibbutz Yagur קיבוץ יגור, to serve under Nechemia Shein.

 
Military Service 1945 פלי“ם Palyam פלוגת הים‎, פלמ”ח, הגנה  

Event Note

In the Book of the Palmach, Yochai Bin Nun cites the Palyamniks active in haChulya:
* Shlomo Kimchi
* Moshe Nachshon
* Izzy Rahav
* Gershon Karlinsky Agmon
* 'Gideonchik' Rosen
* Shaul Aharonov Oren
* Yossale Huber Dror
* Ossie Shmukler Ravid
* Moshe 'The Redhead' Chadad
* Misso Abarbanel
* Yehuda 'Pere' Ben-Tzur
* Yoske Romanovsky Rom
* Eliyahu 'Garbo' Glaser
* Yigal Weiss
* 'Eskimo' Aharon Ben-Yosef
* Meirke Avraham
* Chaim 'Vinkie' Vinkler
* Uzi Sharon
* Avraham Chen
* Yona Fodor
* Benny Kravitz
* Gideon Vaadi
* Gavriel 'Gavrosh' Rapaport

 
Military Action October, 1945 קיבוץ יגור kibbutz Yagur, עמק זבולון, חיפה, ישראל Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 5 Small Boat Commanders' course קורס חמישי למפקדי סירות

Event Note

In 1945, the Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 5 Small Boat Commanders' course קורס מפקדי סירות חמישי was held at Caesarea קיסריה.
Instructors:
*
Attendees:
* Moshe Dafni
Moshe Dafni cites: "In 1945, when I returned to Palestine, Yankale Salomon met me and invited me to return to the Palmach. I returned to the Palyam in October and went straight to the 5th course, as I had had so much experience at sea. After this course I was sent to the officers’ course, which was at Yagur."
* Zhmuel 'Samek' Poznanski Yanai
* Aviah Schliff

 

 

Parents

Father אברהם Avraham, Shabtai
Mother , Devorah

Gallery

Palyam פלי

Palyam פלי"ם‎ No. 5 Small Boat Commanders' course, 1945

Source References

  1. השערים פתוחים The Gates are Open, Collection of Memories of Clandestine Immigration 1945-1948
    1. Page: 37

Pedigree

  1. אברהם Avraham, Shabtai
    1. , Devorah
      1. אברהם Abraham Avraham, Meir 'Meirka' 'Meirke' ben Shabtai

Ancestors