Bernstein, Nehemiah (‘Hemi’)

Son of Yitzhak and Devorah. He was born on December 21, 1953, in Poland. He immigrated to Israel with his parents in 1957 and is three years old. Nehemiah attended elementary school in Beit Elazari and completed his elementary studies at the Pines School. He continued his studies at the Herzliya high school, as a member of the military boarding school. My father-in-law was a nice boy, loved by his teachers and friends. He studied with great seriousness and achieved great achievements even when he was a child. The Six-Day War influenced my father-in-law and left his mark on his young soul. When he reached a crossroads after completing elementary school, he decided to attend the military boarding school in order to realize his views on the army, war and peace. Hemi worked on his studies and received high grades in all four years of schooling. “During childhood, in elementary school, Nehemiah was the leader and center of the class’s interest … During the breaks, the guys sat and listened to his stories and experiences, which were full of humor and joke …” Nehemiah had a soul “Nechemia was drafted into the IDF in November 1972, was assigned to the Armored Corps and was appointed commander of a tank and then commander of the tank division, during the Yom Kippur War, Officers, together with his other armored corps members, came up with an alert force to the Golan Heights and took part in the battles of containment and break-in. He served in the regular army since 1974. Nehemiah fell in the line of duty on the 11th of Iyar 5737 (29.4.1977) and was brought to eternal rest. In the cemetery in Rehovot, he left behind his parents and a sister: “Nehemiah had a friend and a real friend for seven years. His wonderful and strong personality has always attracted and encouraged me. “My father-in-law used to sit until the wee hours: to prepare, plan, brief and interview soldiers, all in a thorough and orderly manner.” He took his position very seriously … as commander of the army, Company was the first of the good and the bad, and when the ‘biziness’ took on the responsibility, even though he was not always the “guilt.” “The special thing about him was that he never used leadership exercises, and yet he was revered.” Here is a passage from his commander’s command: “I discovered in him extraordinary qualities of dedication to the job, of insisting on principles and above all belief in his work, in his role in the IDF. He was a commander without bias who would not compromise on his principles. “Nehemiah’s parents published a pamphlet in his memory