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שלמה סאיג נולד בדמשק, סוריה להוריו זהבה ויוסף ב-6 נובמבר 1927. שלמה כתב יומן על פעילותו בתקופ תהפלמ"ח כחבר בהכשרת הצופים גרעין ג'. אנשי הגרעין עלו להתיישבות בנגב והקימו את קיבוץ חצרים. שלמה סאיג לאחר סיום המלחמה עבר לארצות הברית. שאר המידע הוא באנגלית. נמסר על ידי אלמנתו, עליה. Date of Immigration to Israel, place of departure In 1942 Shlomo left Syria with a small group of Syrian youth on foot and walked to northern Paestine, l dodging the British and using safe houses along the way. B. ACTIVITIES IN THE PALMACH Date of mobilization to the Palmach Shlomo was inducted informally into the Palmach while at Kibbutz Afikim on hachsharah after spending two years at Shefayah, While at Afikim the few Jews from Syria joined together with Yalday Teheran and a group of Tsofim from Tel Aviv to form a garin which ultimately set out together with 11 other groups on a single night , Rosh Hashana 1947, to found kibbutzim in the Negev. Formation/Hachshara Shlomo’s garin founded Kibbutz Chatzerim Main jobs in the Palmach While at Afikim they began a routine of working for a two week period and then training as members of the Palmach for two weeks. Main job in the Palmach Training included knowing the night, understanding how to orient oneself in the dark. They walked miles upon miles without making a sound. They learned how to shoot. Shlomo was sent almost every other night to Arab villages to sense what was going on, as he knew Arabic. They blew up bridges among other activities. They defended Afikim when two thousand British soldiers with tanks and trucks came to locate illegal immigrants. (See pages 28, 29, 30, 31 in “History” . Main Activities and operations you participated in (1941-1949) While at Ayanot Shlomo was among the few men who guarded the settlement in December, 1947. On May 14, 1948 Shlomo received the following order ”You are called up for army duty today. Go to the central building at seven pm and from there you will move on. “ As one of his duties he dug trenches at Ayanot and set up anti tank fortifications there. On July 17, 1948 six members of Chatzerim set out for Kibbutz Ruhuma to bring back ammunition and arms. On July 2 Shlomo began guard duty in pillbox number 5 which was located a hundred meters from the road that goes from Beersheba to Chan Junis. On Yom Kippur eve of 1948 Shlomo received an order to leave Chatzerim for active duty at Bir Asluj. He and two other members, Farul and Monia, left Chatzerim along with three representatives of each of the eleven kibbutzim founded on Rosh Hashana to reate a harassing force on the road leading to Beersheba. After arriving at Asluj they went to mishlat hagevul, the Vantage Point of the Border--The Big Lookout. There they were stationed. They actively took command and organized the “soldiers” , among them many immigrants, in digging trenches below the 600 armed Egyptians stationed above them. (see pages 81-83 in “History”) שלמה התגורר בארצות הברית בשנותיו האחרונות ואף נפטר שם בשנת 2006.