Breitner, Simcha-Yitzhak

Simcha-Yitzhak (“Itzish”), Ben Magda and Aharon-Yehuda, was born on August 27, 1952 in Haifa. Yitzhak was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early November 1970 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, where he completed his training in the Armored Corps course and served as an instructor in the Armored Corps. On the day of Yom Kippur, a tank force of Yitzhak’s company left for Kantara, and when the tanks approached the city, a heavy fire opened and the tank that Yitzhak drove was hit and retreated. In order to rescue the commander who was killed and to make necessary repairs Two days of fierce battles Yitzhak’s tank was caught in a fierce battle near the Hazion outpost, and the tank crew attacked the enemy and fought heroically until the tank was hit and all of its men were killed On October 8, 1973, Yitzhak was killed in the battle and was later found dead in the military cemetery in Haifa, where he was succeeded by a father, mother and brother, who was later promoted to the rank of sergeant.