Avnaim, Moshe

Moshe, son of Sefiora and Shmaryahu, was born in Hadera on October 1, 1949. He completed his studies at the Habonim elementary school in Kiryat Bialik, and was an enthusiastic sports enthusiast. His friends in the neighborhood and later in Maccabi-Kiryat Bialik, where he played basketball and also played Judo, was a Judo instructor at the Kadima youth club in Kiryat Shmaryahu, and he loved jazz and folk songs, And after he graduated from elementary school, Moshe went to work, first working at the port, but when he did not find satisfaction in his work, he changed jobs until he was absorbed in the petro-chemical factories. His work as a mechanical shutter, a profession he had studied and studied in. Moshe was a young, friendly, cheerful and loving-life man, loved by many of his friends, who was quiet and devoted, and was not deterred by the most arduous work and the greatest effort. Moshe was drafted into the IDF in early February 1968 and served in the Armored Corps. He was trained as a tank crew member, completed a tank artillery course and was an outstanding soldier. He was capable of execution and professional knowledge, and always carried out the tasks assigned to him with devotion and loyalty. He was always willing to help a friend and was very fond of his commanders and friends. He hated quarrels and friction and was known to make peace among his friends. Moshe was an exemplary family man. He was very proud of the house he established after he married his girlfriend. With his own hands he built, repaired, and renovated it. When his daughter was born, he was not Simcha with him and he devoted most of his spare time to her. In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Moshe fought as a cannon in the “Centurion” tank on the Golan Heights. On the first day of the war, he and his comrades conducted severe and bloody braking battles against the Syrians and repulsed the enemy tanks that reached the Benot Ya’akov bridge. (October 6, 1973) was hit and killed by a direct hit in his tank near Napaf, and was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Nahariya. He left behind a wife and daughter, parents and brothers. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. Words in his memory were published in a booklet published by the brigade headquarters, in whose ranks Moshe fought and fell.