Bribram, Yossi

Yossi, son of Rachel and Tuvia, was born on May 2, 1954, in Kibbutz Maagan, where he studied at the Ashalim elementary school in Ofakim and continued his studies at the elementary school in Mivtahim. A farmer in Nahalat Yehuda, near Rishon LeZion, who was a diligent and diligent student, who excelled in the humanities and especially in literature, and when he began to study at the agricultural school he was attracted to the heavy agricultural machinery. He was emotional, wrote poems and composed them and even worked hard to develop his voice, and he had a sense of humor and talent. He was always chubby and sociable, and was ready to help his friends when they were in trouble, a kind and attentive man who always listened to every person, by nature he was shy and quiet, humble and humbled. Yossi was a loyal son and devoted to his parents, took care of his family and helped his brother, and the army agreed to postpone his enlistment so that he could help his father in the household agriculture. . Yossi was drafted into the IDF in mid-February 1973 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade after completing his basic training course, and was assigned to the Haruv reconnaissance unit, where he served as an example of his comrades. He did not tell anyone about it because he was afraid he would be removed from the parachuting course, and he always tried not to worry his parents and made sure to write letters home as much as he could.In the Yom Kippur War Yossi participated in the battles of containment and break-ins against the Egyptians in the Sinai. 1973.) Yossi acted as part of a force that was engaged in the purification process through the enemy forces, near the sweet water channel West of the Canal, in which his half-track hit a direct hit, and Yossi was killed on the spot. He was brought to rest in the cemetery in Be’er Sheva. He was survived by a father, a mother, two brothers and a sister. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Yosef fulfilled his role in faith and was accepted by all his friends.” The agricultural school in Nahalat-Yehuda published a leaflet in his memory, which included a collection of memoirs and stories of teachers and friends; Several pages were devoted to the figure of Yossi in a memorial booklet of the Haruv reconnaissance unit.