▁Mand ate ▁Palest ine ▁by ▁himself ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Techn ion ▁— ▁Israel ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁k ib but z ▁Ne ve ▁E itan ▁in ▁the ▁Beit ▁She ' an ▁Valley ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Y ana i ▁joined ▁the ▁Pal m ach , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁entered ▁their ▁naval ▁group . ▁The ▁Naval ▁Group ▁grew , ▁and ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁became ▁the ▁Pal m ach ' s ▁ 1 0 th ▁Company , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pal y am . ▁When ▁the ▁Pal m ach ▁was ▁organized ▁into ▁batt al ions , ▁the ▁Pal y am ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Pal m ach ' s ▁Staff ▁Battalion ▁( the ▁ 4 th ▁Battalion ). ▁ ▁Same k ▁served ▁in ▁Company ▁' A ' ▁and ▁was ▁commander ▁of ▁two ▁illegal ▁imm igration ▁ships , ▁Hav iva ▁Re ik , ▁which ▁sa iled ▁from ▁P ira eus ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁with ▁ 4 6 2 ▁passengers , ▁and ▁Henri etta ▁Sz old , ▁which ▁sa iled ▁from ▁P ira eus ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁second , ▁smaller ▁boat ▁named ▁Raf i ▁( command ed ▁by ▁Pal y am ▁member ▁Ar ie h ▁( K ip i ) ▁Kap lan ), ▁and ▁arrived ▁in