Ben Aliza and Eliyahu. He was born on the 12th of Cheshvan 5731 (November 12, 1970) in Tiberias. He studied at the Dalet State School in Tiberias and graduated from the “Amal Shimshon” industrial school. My father was a child who took apart everything that came into his hands to see how it was made. As a child, he was very attached to his mother and insisted that she join him in all the events of the kindergarten and school, but when he grew up he became very independent. Avi “Funk” by his parents who tried to fill all his wishes, depending on the age, ranging from scooters, up to various bikes and even sophisticated racing bikes. His main hobby was motorcycles and cars and of course he studied in the automotive mechanics course at the high school. He was an outstanding student, mainly in sketches that still adorn the Shimshon school. “My father was a student in the eleventh grade,” says Frank Gapso, a teacher at the school. He had a strong will to learn and to succeed in life. He sat in the first row at the front of the class so that he could listen to teachers and absorb as much knowledge as possible. “My father was a member of the Scouts movement in Tiberias for a short period of time and participated in a tennis class for a year. Without financial help, he bought his first motorcycle on his own, and also drove the family car, and my father was drafted into the IDF in late 1988 and joined the Ordnance Corps. He did his military service as a guide in the school of the Ordnance Corps, Shimshon, where he graduated from high school. When he completed his regular service, he wrote in his release certificate: “A model soldier, with leadership, resourceful, serious, proactive, responsible and knowledgeable.” My father volunteered for a career at the Shimshon School. “My father was a very special person – an excellent instructor, a good car mechanic, a good soul, he set up classes in the school, took care of the outside of the school, sat with students at intervals and listened to their problems. really”. Another friend says: “My father was very charismatic and managed to motivate students to do things they did not think they could do.” My father was the school’s right-hand man. In a letter of appreciation from the head of the youth apprenticeship to the principal of the school, she wrote: “Following my visit to your school, I have the pleasure to express my appreciation for the work and dedication of Staff Sergeant Cohen Avi. I found out during my visit that my father was investing his best energies and knowledge in order to instill professional values for the students of the school. “For four years my father served in the army, and he was about to marry his girlfriend Lilach and already planned the wedding. “On July 14, 1995, my father fell to the military cemetery in Tiberias and was left at the age of twenty-five, leaving behind his parents and three sisters, Michal, Inbal and Hila. Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak: “Avraham, blessed memory, served as a chief instructor in the Amsel Shimshon School of Armaments when he died of his wounds, Proposed in a car accident. Abraham was described by his superiors as someone who was playing professionally and efficiently, while showing initiative, responsibility and high motivation. Abraham was an example to his students and his colleagues demonstrating self-discipline and personal level. He was liked and accepted among the commanders and members alike. ” “My father accompanied us from his studies at Shimshon School as an outstanding, active and enterprising student, as his way to serve in the Ordnance Corps was paved and directed by his teachers and commanders. His personal involvement, professionalism, and work ethic were an example of his friends and commandersThe people, the joy of life, the spirit of volunteerism, the ability to guide and create a relaxed atmosphere were his strength, and as such his friends and commanders, the school people and his students will remember him. “In the Shimshon school they set up a garden and a library in his memory. In the synagogue there is a menorah and a chandelier and a watch set dedicated to his memory, and his parents published a booklet containing family and friends’ stories about his character.
