Austerlitz, Dan

Son of Mordechai and Miriam. He was born on July 7, 1937 in Kfar Hassidim. He completed his elementary studies at the local religious school and then moved to the vocational training school at the Technion, where he combined studies with work as a telephone technician in the Israel Post Office. The tendency toward this profession was discovered in his childhood, when his father served as the head of the post office of Kfar Hasidim, and in charge of operating the village telephone exchange. When the village switchboard was replaced in 1951, Danny was there. He was interested in the installation process and asked many questions about various technical details. A year later he was already an apprentice in the post office workshop. Danny was drafted into the IDF in August 1955 and was assigned to the Signal Corps, where he completed a course and completed his training as a telephone technician, who was a good soldier with extensive professional knowledge in the field of telephones and electronics. In February 1958, he returned to work in the post office, where he worked in the field, and his name was known to all those involved in the industry. He was trained in Israel and abroad, and was assisted by many of his friends In 1961, he married a wife, and three years later the couple moved to Kiryat Tivon, to a home that he had built with his own hands, and eventually he had three children, And he devoted most of his free time to him, and he loved the atmosphere of the house, the warmth and brotherhood of the family, and sometimes had to work away from home, but he used to stay at home as much as possible. With friends, and was not looking for entertainment outside. By nature he was a cheerful and Simcha person, he could joke in society and create a good mood. He liked to live well and eat well, and he always insisted that every minute of life and everything that could be enjoyed should be enjoyed. Danny was called for periods of reserve service and always fulfilled his duty out of readiness and recognition of the value of the service. He took courses in reserve duty and became an operator on November 7, 1979. During his reserve service, Danny fell in the line of duty. Was brought to eternal rest in the military section of the cemetery in Kiryat Tivon. He left behind a wife, three children, and a mother. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “He was always the first to volunteer, a social man who helps others, loves and contributes to his talents. The IDF’s connection was not limited to the period of reserve duty, but also to the day-to-day work of the Ministry of Communications, as an excellent professional who made substantial contributions to building the military communications system. “