Binder, Joseph

Yosef, son of Atla and Baruch, was born on March 23, 1942, in Braila, Romania, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1950. Until his arrival, he studied for two years in an elementary school in his hometown and later went on to study at the Katznelson Elementary School in Ashkelon and the “Tagar” high school. Joseph was a diligent student, alert and intelligent, loved by his teachers and friends. He loved order and discipline and was always careful about his dress and appearance. He was endowed with vigor and initiative, with diligence and a deep and serious approach to every act or phenomenon he had to deal with. His spirit was always good for him and he imparted this spirit around him. He was sociable, and usually he was the driving force in every social event. He was a loyal and devoted son to his parents, and after his father’s death he treated his mother with devotion and love. Yosef was drafted into the IDF in early August 1960 and assigned to the Artillery Corps. In this position he served as a guide in the Artillery Corps training base. His mentors testified that he was prominent in his leadership, dedication, and responsibility. It often happened that when his friends went to rest, he would go up to the lecture room, prepare the instruments, and take care of every detail that would not be missed in the near future; And if there was still time in his hand, he would repeat the material. After completing his army service, he began his military service in reserve duty, where he served as a noncommissioned officer, and took part in the Six-Day War. He became a lawyer shortly after he was ordained, and married a wife, and in 1970 he opened his law office in Ashkelon, established it and expanded it and saw it as a blessing until the Yom Kippur War broke out. And was stationed at the Sinai front on the 22nd of Tishrei 5734 (22.10.1973), a few minutes before the entry of the line Joseph was killed and killed in the shelling near the bridge, whose unit was about to cross He was brought to eternal rest in the Ashqelon cemetery, leaving behind a wife, son, mother and brother, who was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant. Including the words of friends about the character of Joseph, his family, judges in the court and his friends from among the lawyers founded a scholarship fund for outstanding students at his high school, and a library in Ashkelon was named after him. To other lawyers, what characterized Joseph was his desire to deepen and learn and the spirit of battle he had when he fought for an order Thin, or when he thought someone was being deprived. We, the judges, also knew, after we knew him, that the word of attorney Binder is always true and if he said something, there was no reason to doubt his truth. “