Benyamin, son of Miriam and Shmuel, was born in Tel Aviv on October 8, 1943. He acquired his basic education at the “Hamenhal” school in Ramat Gan, and at an early age joined the Hanoar Haoved movement and was one of its activists. During his eighth year he participated in a national essay competition on “Heroism of Israel” and his work on “The Battle of Latrun in the War of Independence” won him the President’s Prize. “Outstanding GDN” in the school. Benjamin was drafted into the IDF at the end of August 1961. After completing the basic training, he was sent to a squad commanders’ course and then to a symbolic course of reconnaissance and served in a reconnaissance unit. At the end of his regular service Benny began to study economics and political science at the Hebrew University in Tel Aviv. At the end of his first year of studies, he married Chana, his choice of Lev from high school, and the two settled in Ramat Gan. In the Six Day War, my son fought with the reconnaissance unit in the southern sector of the West Bank. Since the Six-Day War, he has served as a reserve soldier in various sectors of the Jordan Valley and the Golan Heights. After being awarded the title BA. In 1969, Benny continued his MA studies at the Graduate School of Business Administration at Tel Aviv University. He quickly joined the teaching staff of the faculty as a teaching assistant in the field of finance – in a course for business games, which is one of the main courses in the MA studies. In business administration. In 1973 he was awarded the MA degree. And he was going to pursue his Ph.D. in business administration. His colleagues in the faculty recall: “The most remembered thing is his ability to persevere and his ability to perform … His personal contribution to the team’s work was great … He mainly impressed his desire to learn in order to understand, to penetrate the depth of the matter and not to accept things at face value, “In his practical knowledge of the Israeli agriculture, there were not many who were equal to him, and among the things that impressed us was his personal integrity, which can not be compromised.” Already in the second year of the university, Benny began working at the Institute for Economic and Social Research of the Histadrut Executive Committee. He participated in the survey of the labor market in the years 67-65, and conducted the agriculture, banking, services and export chapters. In 1969, with a bachelor’s degree, Benny moved with a small team from the workers’ company to the investment company of Bank Hapoalim BM He worked for this company from its inception for five years until the day he fell, and specialized in examining the feasibility of investments in computer marketing, hotels And the rental of equipment for the industry, one of the most prominent qualities of which was his unique energy, and he was endowed with great energy and initiative, and with all his help he overcame all the obstacles, always inspiring an atmosphere of security, caring and helping everyone. Both in the investment company and at the university, and established a model family And in 1972 his daughter Tamar was born, always finding time to help at home and to play with the children for whom he was proud, and with his enthusiasm and energy, he filled the house with a life of great success, combining his theoretical knowledge with the practical experience he acquired in his work. “My son impressed me with his serious approach and his intellectual curiosity, and his failure to complete things that did not seem clear to him,” added the director of the investment company in which Benny worked: “Benny was the main man in the subjects of checking calculations profitability. His examination was very quick and at an unusual levelFind it in offices … he had an initiative and every day he would bring new ideas with data and testing. In any situation, it remains quiet and optimistic. He was always Simcha and never had any personal requests. “On Yom Kippur 1973, my son was thirty years old. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, his unit was mobilized at the height of the holiday and rushed to the Golan Heights. He served from the beginning of the war until the day he fell on the Golan Heights front, as a symbol of the armored corps patrol. After the braking battles he participated in breaking into the Syrian enclave and served during the war in the various sectors of the enclave. As soon as he arrived, he knew the whole area well, and as usual, he took care of the comfort and well-being of his staff, despite the snow, storms and cold that prevailed there. In February, the department was released for a month and in mid-March it was again mobilized and sent to Mazra’at Beit Jann, in the northern Syrian enclave. The Rangers were assigned to serve as front-line observation officers, and under heavy and unceasing fire, my son almost arranged for the renovation work at his post. On the 24th of Adar 5735 (18.3.1974) my son was stationed at the most exposed front post – the “car station”. A heavy, well-fired enemy opened fire on it. My son returned fire and rose from the post to look at the Syrian sector and range its mortars. At the same time, a 160-mm mortar shell hit the post and Benny was wounded and killed, and was brought to rest in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery, leaving behind a wife, son and daughter, parents and sister … ” Benjamin was a hero and will remain forever. “The family set up in memory of Benny a memorial corner at the Zeh Community Center in Tel Aviv, Shazar in Givatayim; In the book “Nizkor”, which was published in memory of Bank Hapoalim employees who fell during the Yom Kippur War, included a chapter entitled “The symbol of the tour with the title of MA” in memory of Benny; On the third anniversary of his fall, the book “Analytical Methods in Banking – A Selection of Calls in Memory of Benjamin Cohen” was published, edited by Prof. Yair Orgler, and contains a selection of articles by teachers and graduates from the Faculty of Management at Tel Aviv University. The book opens an article written by Benny on the subject of financial leasing.
