Simcha Shiloni
Simcha Shiloni | |
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.JPG) Shiloni during Operation Horev, c. December 1948 | |
| Native name | שמחה שילוני |
| Born | 1919 |
| Died | 3 December 2015 (aged 95–96) Israel |
Buried | Binyamina-Giv'at Ada, Israel |
Simcha Shiloni (Hebrew: שמחה שילוני; 1919 – 3 December 2015) was a commander of the Palmach during the 1948 Palestine war.[1][2]
Simcha Shiloni was born in 1919 in Gomel to Ida and Ephraim. He made aliyah with his parents in 1922 settling in Migdal.[1]
In 1941, Shiloni was one of the first to enlist in the Palmach.[1]
His son, Ehud Shiloni, created a scholarship fund for students from the town of Ofakim in honour of his father's unit.[3] His daughter, Ruth Shiloni, was a torchbearer at a 1966 Independence Day ceremony commemorating fighters from the 1948 Palestine war.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "שילוני שמחה" [Shiloni Simcha]. Palmach Museum (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 27 June 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ Aderet, Ofer (27 December 2015). "הפלמ"חניק האלמוני שפיקד על "חיות הנגב"" [The Unknown Palmachnik Who Commanded the "Negev Animals"]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 29 May 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ "Palmach Veterans Launch Scholarship Fund". Spotlight on Scholarships (PDF). Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ↑ "12 המשואות". Maariv (in Hebrew). 22 April 1966. Retrieved 19 February 2026 – via National Library of Israel.