Davidovitch, Nathan
Nathan, son of Malka and Ze’ev, was born on 11.12.1950 in Haifa, where he studied at the Rambam religious elementary school and later completed his studies at the Yavneh religious high school in Haifa. He was an excellent student, especially in the real professions, and graduated from high school with excellent grades. In addition to his studies, he worked in various manual labor. Nathan personally prepared wooden furniture, copper and metal tools, and performed various works in the field of electronics. He was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement and was a sports enthusiast who joined the Elitzur basketball team and was a member of the Gadna brigade. Although he had no professional training, he was widely praised by his employers. Nathan was drafted into the IDF in mid-February 1969 and assigned to the Armored Corps, where he completed several basic professional courses, including a tank commander course, and was sent to the officers’ course. Nathan was a soldier and an excellent commander. His subordinates liked him because of his easy temperament and his commanders used to point to him as a model of punctuality and devotion to orders. During the War of Attrition he served in the strongholds of the canal line and at the end of compulsory service volunteered to serve in the regular army for a period of eight months. As soon as he was discharged he began studying at the Technion and completed his first year of studies in the Department of Computer Science. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Nathan joined his unit, was sent to Sinai and participated in the battles of containment and break-ins against the Egyptians. After his company commander was injured in one of the battles, Nathan was assigned command of the company. On the 21st of Tishrei 5734 (21.10.1973), members of his unit were in a difficult battle, and in this battle he was hit by a “Sagger” missile and killed. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of Captain from the outbreak of the war.
