Beitzur, Yaakov

Jacob, son of Hava and Sender, was born on July 11, 1947, in Germany, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1949. He studied at the Weizman elementary school in Lod and then graduated from high school Ramla, Lod, in the biological track. Jacob was a diligent and diligent student and excelled in nature. He was a member of the Lod Youth Central Youth Club, and volunteered to work in kibbutzim and to assist in the absorption of immigrants in the settlements. He was a member of the club’s dance troupe. In the Gadna commanders’ course he was the outstanding trainee. He was a sports fan and excelled in soccer and basketball, and also toured the country and participated in many marches. He was very interested in politics and military history. Jacob was modest and his manner was simple. He had peace of mind and great self-confidence. He was willful, considerate and stubborn, yet quiet and introverted. He was honest and conscientious, and everyone knew him as a good friend and accepted in society and a man with a sense of humor and great intelligence. Yaakov was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early August 1966 and volunteered for the IAF after completing his basic training course in a training course for a pilot and a pilot. He was admitted to a hospital and a few months later returned to study in the pilots’ course, and was awarded the “Six-Day War Medal” in 1967. During the War of Attrition he spent a lot of time in artillery training at the Sinai He also made several sorties across enemy lines, and after completing his regular service he volunteered to serve In his career as a Nordic captain in a transport squadron, he returned to his post in the reconnaissance squadron, and his commanding officer testified that he was an excellent officer, disciplined, efficient and sympathetic to his subordinates and commanders. 11.10.1973), was the first anniversary of his marriage, Yaakov was injured at the time of artillery shelling northeast of Kuneitra, and was killed, brought to rest in the Lod cemetery, left behind by a wife and brother, and was later promoted to the rank of major. Who deserves to serve as a model, was awarded the “Medal of Honor”. “On October 11, 1973, the late Major Ya’akov Bitsur took off on a mission to assist the ground forces in the Golan Heights. In the course of the operation, he realized that he would have to take risks above and beyond the limitations dictated by the mission order. If he wanted to use the ground forces, he took the risk and approached his front, where he was hit by a missile and the plane crashed. “The Ramle-Lod Regional High School established a memorial corner for him in his memory, and a list of Major Ya’akov Bitzur was published in the range of anti-aircraft missiles.