Yishai Zimmerman, Decorated Unit 101 Veteran, Dies

Yishai Zimmerman, a Unit 101 veteran and recipient of the Medal of Courage, has died at Kibbutz Ein Harod Ihud. Born in October 1933, he grew up in Ein Harod and enlisted in the IDF in 1952, first serving as a tank commander in Battalion 82. He later volunteered for Unit 101 alongside his schoolmate Meir Har-Zion and served in paratrooper reconnaissance. He received the decoration for commanding a force in the November 1955 operation near Nitzana. He is survived by his wife Raya, 6 children and grandchildren.