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MENACHEM COHEN (8 APRIL 1924 - NOVEMBER 4, 1981) WAS AN IDF OFFICER AT THE RANK OF A SECOND-CLASS COLONEL, SERVING AS A NAVAL SHIP COMMANDER. AFTER THE MILITARY SERVICE, HE SAILED AS A CAPTAIN IN THE SHIPS OF THE COMMERCIAL FLEET.

CHILDHOOD
MENACHEM COHEN WAS BORN IN TEL AVIV TO THE BAKERY OF THE CLAES FAMILY ON THE FIRST TO MARK AND JUDAH TO THE FATHER OF COHEN FROM THE JEWISH BRIGADE VOLUNTEERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS, NOAH GREW UP IN BAR YAAKOV, WHERE THE FAMILY LIVED WHEN THE FATHER WORKED FOR HIS SUPPORT IN THE BRITISH MILITARY CAMP. IN 1927, THE FAMILY MOVED TO TEL AVIV FIRST LIVING IN THE OASIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN FLED CONGRESS – A SINGLE ROOM WAS ADDED. IN 1929, THE FATHER WAS SENT BY THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR CANTRA IN SINAI TO RECEIVE JEWISH TOURISTS FROM EGYPT. AT THAT TIME THE TRAIN WAS AN IMPORTANT ENTRANCE AND THE FATHER’S ROLE WAS TO CONVINCE TOURISTS TO SETTLE IN ISRAEL. THE CHILD IS BLESSED WITH THE SUEZ CANAL AND IMPRESSED BY THE PROXIMITY TO THE GREAT SHIPS PASSING THROUGH IT. ONE DAY, HIS CLOTHES WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE WAVES CREATED FROM THE SHIP. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, THE FAMILY RETURNED TO TEL AVIV, AND A SETTLER ATTENDED THE WHITE SCHOOL FOR ONE NAME.

IN 1932, DIONA WAS FOUNDED NORTH OF NETANYA, THE VILLAGE WAS INITIATED BY THE JEWISH BRIGADES. THE COHEN FAMILY ESTABLISHED A SMALL FARM AND PERSEDES AND THE FATHER MANAGED THE CONSUMER OF THE SEAT. HERE, COHEN WAS DISCOVERED AS A MUSICAL TALENT. HE BEGAN TO BREAK DOWN ON MANDULINA, REACHED A GOOD SNORING LEVEL AND JOINED THE VILLAGE’S MENDALS ORCHESTRA. LATER, HE BEGAN TO STUDY VIOLIN, BUT WAS FORCED TO STOP THE LACK OF MEASURES TO PAY THE TEACHER. HE GRADUATED FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE FIRST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.

IN THE OUTBREAK OF THE EVENTS OF THE USSR, WHEN HE REACHED THE AGE OF A BAR MITZVAH, COHEN VOLUNTEERED FOR PROTECTION. HE TOOK PART IN THE SECURITY OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE POSITIONS OF CONNECTION AND PROTECTION. IN 1938, THERE WAS A COURSE OF DEMONS AND THE USE OF LIGHT WEAPONS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FIRE. COHEN WORKED IN SPORTS AND BECAME A LIVING GUIDE.

SECURITY SERVICES IN THE COUNTRY ON THE WAY.
TOO YOUNG FOR THE BRITISH NAVY - AT THE BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR II, COHEN TRIED TO JOIN THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY, BUT THE AGE WAS NOT ACCEPTED.

FIRE AND PALM
IN 1942 COHEN JOINED THE PALMACH AND WAS ADDED TO THE G-D THAT SHE HAD BEEN PARKED IN A PELVIC AND A SPEAR. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, HE WAS INFORMED OF THE OPENING OF THE MARINE COURSE THAT EXISTED IN CAESAREA. COHEN WAS ADDED TO THE FIRST COURSE HIS COMMANDER WAS SAMUEL TANKUS. A LINE OF BOAT COMMANDERS TOOK PLACE SEVERAL MONTHS DURING THE STORMY WINTER OF 1943 UNDER SPARTAN CONDITIONS ON THE KIBBUTZ SEAFIELDS. GRADUATES OF THE COURSE THAT WERE SUSPECTED OF SAILING IN ALL WEATHER WERE MADE BY QUALIFIED BOAT COMMANDERS. UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, YITZHAK FIELD, COMMANDER OF THE PALMACH, ANNOUNCED THAT THE GRADUATES DO NOT CONTINUE IN THE MARINE PROFESSION, BUT ARE ALIEN TO THEIR ROYALTIES. WITH HIS RETURN TO THE BOARD, COHEN PASSED A CLASS COMMANDERS COURSE THAT LASTED ABOUT A YEAR. THE COURSE WAS A DIFFICULT TEST FOR EFFORT AND CAPACITY.

MARINE TRAINING – THE PALMACH MADE A DECISION TO TRAIN ALL THE FIGHTERS AS CREWS TO OPERATE BOATS. IN CAESAREA ROCHZA, A GROUP OF THE FIRST AND SECOND MARINE COURSES. COHEN AND HIS FRIENDS WORKED WITH TWO-WEEK CYCLE GUIDANCE FOR VARIOUS PALMACH DEPARTMENTS.

THE MARITIME DEPARTMENT – COHEN WAS ADDED TO THE NAVAL DIVISION IN HAIFA PORT WHERE HE WAS ENGAGED IN VARIOUS PORT WORKS, ESPECIALLY IN BOATING AND BOATING AND OCCASIONALLY IN MORE PROFESSIONAL WORKS IN ENGINE BOATS, FISHING BOATS, ETC.

THE SEA SERVICE – ALONG WITH A GROUP OF ITS MEMBERS TO THE MARITIME DEPARTMENT, COHEN APPLIED HIS ASPIRATION TO THE SERVICE OF THE SEA WHEN HE WAS JOINED ON 30 MAY 1945 AS THE CREW OF THE "AMUS" (OR A FORMER ARTEMISIAN ELEPHANT). A STEAM SHIP IS THROWN IN COAL. ACQUIRED BY JOINTLY PROTECTING THE COMPANY FOR FUTURE SERVICE. [NOTE] IN THIS SHIP, THE 75 YEARS OF HEBREW SHIPPING IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL BY 1932. | ON THIS SHIP, WHICH WAS DISTINGUISHED BETWEEN THE PORTS OF THE EASTERN BASIN OF THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE RED SEA, COHEN AND HIS COMRADES LIVED IN THE MOST DIFFICULT CONDITIONS, DEALT WITH IN ALL THE CRUISES, RECEIVED GREAT INFORMATION FROM THE CAPTAIN MARTIN A DEVOTEE AND THE JEWELLERY