The Palmach (Strike Companies) was the enlisted brigade of the Haganah, constituting the military defense force of the Jewish Yishuv and Zionist movement until the establishment of the state of Israel (the army of the Jewish state in the making). The Haganah itself operated clandestinely during the British rule, and its members were volunteers who trained underground and irregularly, primarily on Saturdays and holidays. The number of Haganah volunteers totaled more than sixty thousand.
Palmach House is composed of several components: the Museum, Palmach Photo Gallery, Archive and Library which are located on the second floor; the Memorial Room commemorating the fallen Palmach members, located next to the Library. The Memorial Room is composed of 1,187 drawers, one dedicated to each of the Palmach members that fell from 1941 to 1949. In each drawer is a personal file of the fallen member, with his or her personal details, photographs, letters and additional material, if available.
Located inside the room is a computerized memorial station that enables printing of information from the files.
