Axelrod, Alfred (Freddie)

Alfred, son of Emilia and Julius, was born on October 27, 1953, in Bucharest, Romania, and began his studies in elementary school. In 1964 he immigrated to Israel with his family. The family settled in Moshav Kadima and Alfred graduated from the “Urim” school there. Afterward he studied at the regional high school in Emek Hefer and passed the matriculation exams. Alfred was a modest, pleasant boy. He was very timid and never boasted of his knowledge or education. Whatever he did, he did quietly and modestly, without pretensions. He was a diligent student and excelled mainly in the real professions. His time was devoted, almost entirely, to studies and his two main hobbies – electronics and photography. He built complicated and complicated electrical devices and planned his future in electronics. In addition, he specialized in photography and won a prize in a photography competition held by Israeli television. Alfred was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of August 1972. He completed basic training at the IDF’s recruits base and was later assigned to the Intelligence Corps. Where he took a course in special equipment operators, where he could apply the vast knowledge he had acquired in electronics. He completed the course as an outstanding trainee and was sent to serve in an intelligence unit at the Hermon post. His job was in the areas of silence that he enjoyed and he did not speak much about his military service. Alfred, who was the only child of his parents, was very devoted to them. He devoted himself to dealing with them during his military service. Even when he was in a remote unit, he often visited the house and used his vacations to help his parents and help them as much as possible. He liked his commanders and his comrades in the unit and was always ready to help and help others. For each mission he volunteered with dedication and a desire to do his best. In his unit, he was known as a devoted soldier, who fulfilled his duty in full and precisely. Alfred was killed on Yom Kippur, October 7, 1973, when the Hermon outpost fell to the Syrians. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kadima. Survived by his parents. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “During the period of his service, he became involved in the work within a short period of time, and showed extraordinary interest and energy and knowledge that his work had supreme security importance and acquired many friends among his friends and great admiration among his commanders. , Both professionally and socially. “