Badra, Yitzhak

Isaac, son of Miriam and Shua, was born on the 26th of Kislev 5714 (26.11.1953) in the village of “Kadima” as the youngest son of his parents, seventh in number. After graduating from elementary school in the village, Yitzhak left his native village and moved to Kibbutz Dafna in the Galilee, where he continued his studies and worked on the land. He loved the work of the land and the life of the kibbutz, and planned to return to his kibbutz. His friends told him: “Yitzhak had big brown eyes, two dimples and a permanent smile.” He was quiet, shy, alone in the fields, alone in his room and listening to quiet melodies over the radio waves – the music, reading books and hiking around the country – When we were all together, he would smile and remain silent, and he would keep his experiences to himself: he had an innocent, good-hearted, slightly ashamed smile – one that can not be resisted. ” “Yitzhak was one of the outstanding students in the class, both in terms of his studies and his attitude towards his friends and teachers, and in terms of receiving roles and performance, he always tried to help his friends as much as he could. He tried not to stand out, and he did what he did, out of a sense of duty and not in order to receive a reward, and he persisted in dedication and love in his studies, and tried not to He was absent, even when he was not feeling well, and he had a doctor’s confirmation that he needed rest, he and Over the right to study. ” “His big eyes were full of light and love of life,” said his nephew Moshe, “and we loved each other, loved to help people, loved to see them well, and always saw the full half of the glass.” Yitzhak was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of February 1972 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, completing a tank-driver course and serving all his days of service during the Yom Kippur War, on the 7th of Tishrei 5734 (7.10.1973) When his unit fought in the central sector of the Suez Canal, his tank encountered an ambush by Egyptian soldiers, was hit by anti-tank fire, and Yitzhak was killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by his father, mother, four brothers and two sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, then-defense minister Moshe Dayan wrote: “Yitzhak was a devoted soldier and a loyal friend, and he was loved by everyone who knew him.” His commander wrote: “Yitzhak stuck to his mission in the battle, while showing courage and recognition of the mission he had filled.”