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Ella Malka (Manya): Was born in 1910 in Bochnia near Krakow, Poland, and
was the seventh child in the family.
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She was an active member of the Hebrew Youth Movement Akiba branch in Bochnia.
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In 1935 Malka joined the Zionist Hachsharah settlement in Bonarka, Czachowice
(near the city Bielsko-Biala).
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Malka immigrated to Palestine in 1938 and one year later was part of the
first group of pioneers that initiated and established the Kibbutz Beyt Yehoshua.
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In April 1940 Malka got married to Joseph Zelinkovsky, a kibbutz member,
and they had three children (one daughter, Solly and two sons Ruben and
Issachar).
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During the kibbutz period Malka was working in the nursery and specialized
in the Hadassa hospital in Jerusalem as a pediatric nurse.
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In 1947 the kibbutz turned into a village and Malka was working alongside
her husband running the farm and took some other jobs in order to supplement
the family income.
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In 1980 Malka and Joseph relocated to the city of Nathanya.
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Malka passed away from heart attack in March 1987 at the age of 77.
