Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Sholem Shalom 'Shlomke' ben Yisrael

Birth Name Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Sholem Shalom 'Shlomke' ben Yisrael
Call Name Sholem
Gender male
Age at Death 16 years, 4 months, 24 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1932 Radziłów, powiat Grajewski, województwo Podlaskie, Polska  

 
Boat 1946    

Event Note

Chana Finkielsztejn, age 12 years, and her brother, Sholem Finkielsztejn, boarded a boat for Palestine.
The boat was intercepted by the British just off the coast, and the children attempted to fight off the British with sticks, stones and bottles.
Chana and 'Shlomke' were interned at the camps at Cyprus.

 
Military Service   צה"ל צבא הגנה לישראל TzaHaL IDF Israel Defense Forces 'Shlomke' Finkielsztejn served in the War of Independence

 
Military Action May 25, 1948 קיבוץ קריית ענבים kibbutz Kiryat Anavim, מטה יהודה, ירושלים, ישראל  

 
Death May 25, 1948 קיבוץ קריית ענבים kibbutz Kiryat Anavim, מטה יהודה, ירושלים, ישראל Shalom 'Slomke' Finkelsztejn, age 16 years, fell in action at the Radar on 17 Iyar, Tashach

 
Burial May, 1948 בית הקברות הצבאי בקריית ענבים Kiryat Anavim Military Cemetery, קריית ענבים, ישראל  

 

Parents

Father Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Israel Yisrael ben Shalom (Sholem)
Mother Wasersztejn, Chaya 'Chaytcheh'
Siblings
  1. Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Menachem ben Yisrael
  2. Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Yaffa bat Yisrael
  3. Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Chana bat Yisrael

Gallery

Finkelsztejn family, 1946 = Bottom row L-R: Yisrael, wife Chaya, son. Menachem ; Top row L-R: Chana, Sholem, Yaffa

Finkelsztejn family, 1946 = Bottom row L-R: Yisrael, wife Chaya, son. Menachem ; Top row L-R: Chana, Sholem, Yaffa

Pedigree

  1. Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Israel Yisrael ben Shalom (Sholem)
    1. Wasersztejn, Chaya 'Chaytcheh'
      1. Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Menachem ben Yisrael
      2. Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Yaffa bat Yisrael
      3. Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Sholem Shalom 'Shlomke' ben Yisrael
      4. Finkielsztejn Finkelstein, Chana bat Yisrael

Ancestors