The Operation to Rescue the “Tell Pepperwort” Plant in Jerusalem
During construction in the City of David, the endangered plant was discovered, which is facing the threat of extinction in Israel. After its definitive identification, it was transplanted to protected areas in the Jerusalem region.
From Sachsenhausen Camp in Germany To Burial on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem
He was murdered in the Zaksenhausen camp in Germany and buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Yehoshua was taken during the Holocaust 84 years ago. His father, who managed to obtain his son's ashes, safeguarded them throughout the war years, emigrated to Israel, and buried them on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. After decades, recently his family members managed, with the assistance of the Mount of Olives Information Center operated by the Elad Association, to locate the burial site and soon they will visit the grave for the first time.
The story of the youngest fallen IDF soldier has been accompanied by one single photograph for years. Thanks to the CIty of David foundation guides, his family became aware of another rare photograph that had been forgotten. His niece, who works for the foundation, told us emotionally: It was “greetings from a vanished world”.
