Abby, Jacob (Negro)

Yaakov (nigger), son of Miriam and Ovadia, was born on December 7, 1950 in Moshav Elkosh in the Galilee and completed his studies at the Vitkin Elementary School in Ramat Eliyahu, Rishon Letzion. Yaakov was a member of the youth club in Ramat Eliyahu, took part in his activities and was a favorite of his friends and mentors. The city of his residence, Rishon Letzion, brought Jacob closer to the sea, to which he dwells. He learned to love the sea and deal with the dangers that lay in it when he was rescued many times to save drowning. In swimming, he saw both sport and professional pursuits, and devoted most of his time to it. His long exposure to the sun, which browned his skin, gave him the nickname “Negro”. “Negro” was cheerful and optimistic, liked to joke and did not despair even in difficult situations. He had a captivating smile and an evening voice. He was a loyal son and devoted to his parents, cared for his family, helped with his livelihood and cared for his younger brothers. Yaakov was drafted into the IDF in early November 1968. After completing a driver’s course, he was assigned to the General Staff unit. After completing his regular army service, he was called for periods of reserve duty, was transferred to the Armored Corps and sent to a course for half-tracks. He was a responsible and committed soldier, devoted and devoted to his good temper. He tried not to worry his parents, often to write cheerful letters home, decorated with paintings and jocularly composed. In the Yom Kippur War, on the 18th of Tishrei 5740 (October 18, 1973), his commander asked a volunteer from the battalion to agree to take the first truck loaded with ammunition. No one volunteered, and then Jacob stood up and volunteered, saying that he did not want to return his commander empty, and drove the ammunition truck in the breakthrough to the West Bank, on the Tartar axis, near the Suez Canal. The truck was hit by Egyptian artillery fire and exploded and he was killed. He was first considered a missing person, but was later found dead in the cemetery in Rishon Letzion, leaving behind his parents, brothers and sisters, and was promoted to the rank of corporal in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family. His commander: “We will always remember his courage and courage and the spirit of volunteerism that stuck to all of Yaakov’s actions …”