Ben-Yosef (Jezebianish), Avraham

Avraham, son of Leah and Israel, was born on 23.1.1955 in Blognitz, Poland, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1957. He studied at the Pinsker Elementary School in Kiryat Ata and at the Inter- In Kiryat Haim. Abraham was a diligent student and loved very much by his teachers and classmates. He was quiet, pleasant, and made friends easily and quickly. He was always a sports fan and used to play soccer with his neighborhood friends. He had a special and strong relationship with his parents, and after his sister married and left the house, he spent many hours with them. He would always emphasize that he could never leave them or part with them for a long time. Among his friends, Avraham was known as an optimistic and cheerful boy who liked to attend parties and social meetings in which he was always the initiator and organizer. Avraham was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of May 1973. After basic training, he was sent to serve in the border police unit, where he did not like the Border Police, and he did not find his place among the unit members. His repeated requests bore fruit and he was transferred to one of the Nahal units, but shortly afterwards, at the beginning of March 1974, he was seriously injured in a car accident near his parents’ home, and was hospitalized five days later, on March 14, 1974), died of his wounds and was brought to the eternal rest of the cemetery in Kiryat Ata in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family: “Avraham, who perished in a car accident, was loved and loved by his friends and commanders alike.