 His son Yehiam (Hebrew for "long live the nation"), born in Yavne'el in October 1918, was killed in a Palmach operation known as the Night of the Bridges on June 16, 1946.Kibbutz Yehi'am was established in his memory.Sharon Weitz, another son, followed in his father's footsteps and later took over as director of the Forestry Department.