Bokobza, Amos

Amos (Kamus), son of Emily and Shalom, was born on August 26, 1951, in a cast in Tunisia and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1954. He studied at Rambam Elementary School in Kiryat Shmona and later graduated He was a diligent and diligent student, and his teacher taught him that he was modest and quiet and loved by his friends, who had two basic qualities in his childhood: good faith and mutual help, and was therefore loved by his teachers and friends. Amos was a member of the Scouts and Hashomer Hatza’ir movement, and was drafted into the IDF in early 1969 and was assigned to the Armored Corps. After completing basic training, he volunteered for the Armored Corps. He was a dedicated soldier and served as an example for his friends in his good temper and obedience. In the certificate of appreciation given to him on the eve of his release from regular service, it was written: “Amos is a disciplined, responsible and responsible soldier.” After completing his regular service, he studied at the Wingate Institute and became a sports instructor. He was one of the members of the basketball team of “Hapoel” Kiryat Shmona and later with members of the “Elizur” basketball team in the town. He played a lot of football and volleyball. He was later appointed as the sports coordinator in Kiryat Shmona. His other hobbies were trips, reading and crossword puzzles. In the town of Kiryat Shmona he found himself a field of action that satisfied his will to help others. He worked in the municipal welfare office and his great contribution to his field of work earned him great esteem. He was a social coordinator in a children’s home that was difficult to educate, dealt with juvenile delinquents, and until the outbreak of the war he was a social worker and took care of the family and the elderly. The mayor of Kiryat Shmona said to him: “He made his hard work with peace and love, and he devoted his energies and the love of man to the oppressor, the old man and the needy, and immersed himself entirely in his needs and problems.” Amos was humble and benevolent, honest and conscientious, very sociable and loved by all his acquaintances, who were mentioned with the kind and sweet smile he always had on his lips. There was a kind of gentleness for him that also opposed the slaughter and eating of animals. His appearance was clean, handsome, and he loved order, precision, and discipline. He was called for long periods of reserve duty in the Armored Corps patrol battalion, and always made sure to write home and calm his parents, but refrained from telling them about his actions and his difficulties in the hard training. During the Yom Kippur War, Amos took part in the difficult battles against the Syrians. On the tenth day of Tishrei 5734 (October 11, 1973), west of Khan-Arnabeh on the Golan Heights, the tank of Sgt. Amos was hit directly and killed on the spot. At first he was considered absent; His body was later identified and he was brought to eternal rest in the Kiryat Shmona cemetery. He was survived by a father, a mother, four brothers and three sisters. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Amos was an excellent and loyal soldier, he carried out all his duties and was admired by all his friends and commanders in the unit.” His family published a booklet in his memory containing chapters of a poem, photographs and the words of friends and acquaintances about his character.