Moshe Horin

Moshe Horin was born in 1914 in Germany

Moshe Horin was born Alan Frank in Germany in 1914. He belonged to a religious pioneer movement. In 1935 he moved to the Land of Israel and settled in Kfar Yavetz.

In 1937 he was among the founders of the religious kibbutz Tirat Zvi. He served in the Notrim and the Jewish Settlement Police, reaching sergeant major, and also served in the Haganah. In February 1938 he was among the commanders who repelled an Arab attack on the kibbutz.

In the War of Independence he helped found the Golani Brigade and became commander of Battalion 13, the first religious battalion commander in the IDF. He led the battalion in battles in the Galilee, the Negev and up to the capture of Umm Rashrash. He left regular service in 1951 and later commanded the Oded Brigade in the reserves.

After his release he worked on the kibbutz as a fisherman, production manager of the Tiv sausage plant, and internal secretary. He was married to Ilse and had 3 children. He died in 1985 and was buried at Tirat Zvi.