Departures of note

Yohanan Elishuv was a Palmach fighter who became one of the enduring symbols of Israel's War of Independence. Born in Petah Tikva to Haya and Moshe, whose father came from a Russian family of Subbotnik converts, Elishuv struggled with severe dyslexia as a child and left school at 12 to work in a garage, where he developed mechanical skills that later served him in combat.