Barbash, Avigdor (Victor)

Avigdor, son of Bluma and Alexander, was born in Lvov, Russia, on October 25, 1952. When he was a child, the family was transferred to Siberia, where the father served as an officer in the Ordnance Corps of the Red Army, Poland In 1960 the family arrived in Israel, settled in Be’er Sheva, then moved to Givat Shmuel, and finally set up He graduated from elementary school in Petach Tikvah and completed his elementary studies at the “PIKA” school and completed his high school studies at “Ahad Ha’a” In Petah Tikva. In elementary school, Avigdor excelled in all subjects, and only after he moved to high school did his special talent for biology become known. In the future, Avigdor planned to become a surgeon. Avigdor was naturally thirsty and did not shrink in the field of biology. He read many science books and fine literature. “He liked to read children’s books, and even when he joined the army and went home for short vacations, Avigdor continued to leaf through the books of our little sister,” he said. Although he liked to be together with his books for many hours, Avigdor was not a “bookworm” sitting in a house. On the contrary, he was an outstanding athlete in athletics and in long distance running in particular. He was a member of the Scout movement and, as his friends testify, “was the leader of the guys.” Beit Barabash was a center for social gatherings. Where his Fatah-Tikva friends gathered to be with Avigdor. His leadership instinct was often expressed in rebelliousness, and his teachers often complained that Avigdor was running the school. He openly said what was in his Lev and when he believed that he was right, did not hesitate to encourage all his friends to act against injustice. Avigdor himself used to say: “I do not want to play my life, I want to live it, and to live is to be true, to be myself.” Avigdor was drafted into the IDF in early August 1971 and volunteered for the Shaked Reconnaissance Unit during his military service in various courses: a rifle course, a scouts course, a course for squadrons and a course for instructors at the Wingate Institute. In the company. With him we would forget the fatigue and the exhausting training, we would sit around him and joke. Avigdor had great willpower. When he was admitted to the course for the medical school, he stopped smoking, and in the hard training he never broke. ” According to Eli, another member of a company: “I remember our first 20 kilometers. It was hard even for Avigdor, who had great physical fitness. I remember how I breathed in the back, when Avigdor ran among the first, and dragged a backward member behind him … “When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Avigdor made his way to the Wingate Institute for training. . On the 18th of Tishrei 5734 (18.10.1973), on the Nahalal axis near the Suez Canal, the half-track was hit directly, and Avigdor was killed and brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. “In his letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote:” Avigdor was known for his perseverance. There was the stubbornness of young people, but if he recognized the vitality of interest, he did everything he could-with devotion, passion, and diligence. Avigdor was honest and honest in every situation, and because of that he received great respect from his friends and commanders. His physical fitness was excellent, and he was sent to a course for medical instructors, which he successfully completed. ” In the booklet about the casualties of the Shaked patrol, notes were published in memory of AbigDor, including the words of friends about his character.