The Association for the Commemoration of the Fallen Soldiers of the IDF Signal Corps
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An annual memorial parade, in memory of the fallen, as well as events of various units of the Corps, takes place on the parade ground. 
The Signal Corps Memorial Site
The Signal Corps memorial site was established in Yehud-Monoson, in 1988, by the Association for the Commemoration of the Fallen Soldiers of the Signal Corps, among whose members are bereaved families and veterans of the Corps. The site includes a memorial wing, a heritage wing and pavilion and a technology training wing.
Memorial Wing
The memorial wing includes: the Hall of Names, the Hall of Heroism, the Memorial monument and the parade ground, and a memorial garden.
The Hall of Names is dedicated to the fallen members of the Haganah Signal Service, who fell before the establishment of the State of Israel, and the fallen soldiers of the Signal Service and Signal Corps who fell in Israel's wars and between them.
The names of the martyrs, in wooden letters, appear on boards arranged according to periods. A dedicated folder for each fallen soldier includes details of his service, achievements and words in his memory from his family, loved ones, commanders and friends.
A separate hall is dedicated to commemorating the names of fallen soldiers, residents of Yehud-Monoson.
In the Hall of Heroism are the men of the Corps who have been awarded decorations, commendations and Israel Defense Awards.
The badges and flags of the Corps units and descriptions of their activities adorn the walls of the hall.
The memorial monument, with the inscription of the verse "And the sound was heard afar off" (Ezra 3:13), is located on the parade ground. The monument was designed by Mrs. Claude Grundmann. The monument depicts the people of the Corps as a living branch that grows from a severed branch, symbolizing the fallen soldiers.
In the memorial garden, which extends from Weizmann Street to the parade ground, are placed masts with various antennas that were used by the Signal Corps. The broken antenna bases symbolize the tragedy of the families of the fallen soldiers.
In the garden is a monument that was salvaged from the 'Haruvit' forest, where trees were planted to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the Signal Corps.
In the memorial garden, a command armored personnel carrier and a radio-telephone half-truck are displayed.
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An annual memorial parade, in memory of the fallen, as well as events of various units of the Corps, takes place on the parade ground.
Heritage Wing
Commemoration and heritage are one. The legacy of the Signal Corps is an inseparable part of the Corps' identity and ethos. Heritage characterizes the culture and values that guide the Corps' soldiers and commanders. Passing on the legacy and values of the fallen to those who served in younger generations is the act of commemoration, the association's obligation to the fallen and their families.
The heritage wing is dedicated to study of Signal Corps' heritage. The wing includes an archive and an exhibition of Signal Corps equipment. The archive "ccorner stone" is the archive of the late Lt. Col. Gabi Sarig, historian of the Signal Corps from 1972 to 2008, which was donated by his family.
The heritage activity is carried out by volunteers from the Signal Corps veterans.
The archive is used by researchers, unit representatives and veterans who mentor the corps' cadets in the preparation of heritage papers.
The museum, established in April 2017, displays communication equipment ranging from carrier pigeons, heliographs and signaling lamps used by the Haganah Signal Service, through modern equipment currently used by the Signal Corps.
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Along the corridors of the house, there is an extensive display of the technological development of communication equipment in the Corps, from World War II surplus radios to the current portable and wearable devices.
A special corner is dedicated to the communications equipment used by the 'Gideonim' – the wireless communications operators of the Mossad for Aliyah Bet, in wireless stations in Europe, in Arab countries and on illegal immigrant ships at sea.
An exhibition of more than 80 different Morse keys, collected and donated by the late Amnon Bar-Giora, who was Gideoni, a Signal officer and a radio amateur (4X1DF) and by Col. (Ret) Daniel Rosenne, also a radio amateur (4X1SK), is displayed.
The Technology Training Wing
The technology training wing, named after the late Mayor of Yehud, Mr. Saadia Hatuka, includes classrooms with personal computers, study rooms, meeting rooms and a conference hall, in which courses, seminars and conferences are held.
In this wing there is also a technological Library named after the late Lea Lavi, and the Radio Amateur station 4Z4SI, named after the late Sarah Inbar.
Management
The association, which is registered as a non-profit organization, is managed by a 25-member committee elected once every three years by its members. The association's president is MG (Res) Shlomo Inbar, the association's chairman is BG (Ret) Moti Bar-Dagan, and the association's CEO is LTC (Ret) Yehuda Matityahu.
A Donors plaque is set in the main hall.
For visiting the site, kindly coordinate with the association's secretariat
By phone: +972 3 536 4622
or by email: [email protected]
