Degani, Dan-Gur-Aryeh (Danny)

Dan (Danny), son of Tova and Yair z “l, was born on the 6th of Iyar 5708 (June 6, 1948) in Kfar Saba, where he studied at the” Yogev “elementary school in Moshav Yogev and continued his studies at the” Havat Limmud ” Where he studied in the biological track, but left before completing his studies and went on to study at the teachers’ seminary in Nahalal, where he was a good-hearted, intelligent and diligent man, and all his teachers and friends admired him. In his teens he was a youth counselor, and even then he contributed greatly to the cultural life of the village, and he was a good guide to his students and they loved him very much. A Yaffa and Yaffa gathering, he decorated it with bright posters and charming paintings, and the summer vacation camps he took part in were among the most cheerful and Yaffa. But he especially loved playing the guitar, flute, and harmonica. He was talented, sensitive and had an excellent sense of rhythm, good hearing and music love. Danny excelled in openness, tolerant attitude and sympathetic to people and human love in general. Not surprisingly, he chose to study. He studied for three years at the Nahalal Teachers’ College after completing his studies and was sent to Tiberias for a teaching year. He returned to a village full of plans and took an active part in the youth committee and the cultural committee in the moshav. He was also very successful in his activities on behalf of the youth in the Ta’anach district. Danny was drafted into the IDF in April 1967. After his release, Danny decided to settle in the village and set up his own farm, and in 1972 he married his girlfriend Irit and together they set up a nice house and hoped to build Danny spent most of his time with his wife and family – his mother and his five brothers – and helped them to fulfill their needs: On Yom Kippur, when cars passed through the moshav, Danny was not impatient with Not long after that, his order arrived and after a brief farewell he went to war A day before he was killed and she was full of longing, concern for his family and his wife who was about to give birth and hope for a good future On the 14th of Tishrei 5734 (October 14, 1973) Danny’s unit set out to prepare a passage on the Kuneitra- The mission was carried out in full, but during the fighting Danny was shot and killed by enemy aircraft, and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa, leaving behind a wife, a daughter who was born after his death, a mother and five brothers. Condolences to his family The commander of his unit wrote: “Danny was a responsible, devoted and reliable soldier to his commanders and friends. In his devotion he always served as an example to others. The battalion commanders and his comrades stand at attention in his memory. “