Shimon Barmatz among the first members of the Etzel, Lechi and Brit Hashmonaim pre-State of Israel Jewish militias, passed away Thursday in Jerusalem at the age of 87. Barmatz lived in the Jewish enclave in the predominantly-Arab northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit-Hanina.
His funeral is scheduled to start at 10:00 Friday morning at the Shamgar funeral home in the capital. Barmatz will be buried on the Mount of Olives.