Son of Yehuda and Shira. Born on May 14, 1959 in Tel Aviv, on the mother’s side, fifth generation in Israel, son of Nina of R ‘Nissan Kantrowitz, founder of Rehovot, on the father’s side, a lawyer and member of the defense establishment in the past, second generation of rebirth. The UD Elementary School Gordon in Givatayim. He was a quiet student, diligent and talented. The teachers and friends liked him and highly appreciated him. The attitude toward him will be attested by the memory of his teacher, Tammuz, 1971, when Eli was 12 years old in sixth grade: “Eli has a loyal and loyal student. We spent two years in a single room in the studio of opinion and politeness, Simcha of the generation that sounded to the great and Simcha generation that the great ones hear from the students – what I have heard from you – all the best and continue according to the family tradition. Faithful, the educator. ” From the time he was a child, Eli had stood out for the quality of duty toward the community. Upon graduating with honors from the elementary school, Eli received from his teacher the teacher of his class a letter of excellence for good citizenship. Eli studied in the junior high school and high school of the Ironi High School in Shikun Dan, Tel Aviv, where he completed his studies there in the real track, and was among the graduates of the third graduating class (1977). Eli was a gifted musician. From the age of Bar Mitzvah he was a member of the Gadna symphony orchestra, playing pianist, piano and xylophone, and despite his young age, Eli managed to perform with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, with his debut performance on July 1, 1976, conducted by Zubin Mehta. Eli also performed with the Haifa Symphony Orchestra in October 1976. In 1976 he participated in the opening ceremonies of the Chess Olympiad in Haifa, and in the summer of 1976 Eli participated in the activities of talented young musicians organized in Jerusalem under the guidance of Isaac Stern and other great musicians. 1974, 1976 in three awards, on behalf of the Sharett Foundation (American Israel Cultural Foundation for Artists) The last concert in his life was on June 13, 1977, at the graduation ceremony of his high school class, at the Festlicht Hall, the Mexico building on the campus of Tel Aviv University, and in the Xylophone, accompanied by a piano, two pieces: ‘Bouquet of Roses’ and ‘Colorful’. During the memorial ceremony for IDF fallen soldiers in 1975, he played drums with a squad of the Gadna Symphony Orchestra before a paratroopers unit in the Jordan Valley. He was accepted there sympathetically, spent the whole day with the unit and received a paratrooper’s brooch, which has been preserved to this day. Even then Eli had decided to be a paratrooper. When he enlisted in the IDF in August 1977, he volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade in his letter to the parents, brother and two sisters of Eli, A member of the Gadna orchestra and was a gifted musician … When Antoine was due to join the army, Anteman could turn to the music field in the IDF, but he believed that youth should volunteer for a combat unit and therefore abandoned the possibility of continuing the music track. 1977. Despite his health problems, he volunteered to serve in the paratroops, knowing that he would have to endure difficult and arduous training. Volunteering to serve in an elite combat unit is worthy of esteem and appreciation, and I have no doubt that it comes against the background of the positive education and values that you have absorbed since your youth in your home. During the period of his service, Eli was a soldier and exemplary member, and he showed great generosity and self-sacrifice, and his son and brother, the late Elie Antman, fell in his IDF service at the age of 18. I know very well that there is no consolation for a bereaved family But it is my hope that you will find solace in his personalityAnd in the way of Eli in his short life until the disaster. ” During his high school years and later in the army, Eli continued to exhibit the characteristic of duty towards others and the community. He was a member of the Civil Guard for years. In the army he encouraged his fellow fighters, who liked him and appreciated him as a friend and a fighter. Eli was an athlete. His achievements were short-distance running. He loved to sail in boats and play basketball. He had special mental connections with his two younger sisters, you played a lot and helped them with his studies and he was a Sudanese man. Eli loved life. Everyone is remembered with a good, slightly playful smile on his face. He was quiet, timid, sensitive, and believed in values. On February 7, 1978, he was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. The family established a fund to commemorate his memory in order to establish a hand in Israel. A trophy trophy, named after him, was awarded at the high school where he studied sports achievements. Every year, scholarships are awarded to Eli, to deserving and needy students. The foundation will contribute to the aforementioned commemorative works and will put a hand in memory of Eli in other musical establishments, which he loved and excelled in
