Diamond, Ephraim

Son of Zvi and Rivka. He was born on February 7, 1947 in Kibbutz Beit Alfa. He was a quick and mischievous boy, but showed great love for animals – in pampering, eating, and caring. He was a master craftsman and mainly wood carving. Ephraim studied at the Gilboa educational institution and invested his energy in studies and work and was considered one of his graduates. He had talents for social activity and public problems, but he was not interested in it, and only when his help was needed did he appear, and immediately after completing his studies, he joined the IDF in November 1965 and served in the Combat Engineering Corps. Such delicate, meticulous and orderly work was close to his Lev, for the prudence in it determines the fate of life. At the end of the Six-Day War he continued his war. Hundreds of mines, scattered throughout Sinai, called him and he left. His father died two days before the Six-Day War – and Ephraim carried the blow as a man out of silence; He just pursed his lips and resumed his work. On September 19, 1967, he fell in al-Gurdi while fulfilling his duties in dismantling mines. The commander of his unit wrote to his mother in his condolence letter that her son, Second Lieutenant Efraim, would have captivated all his brothers in the army as soon as he arrived with his charming laugh and smiling eyes. He added: “Something pushed him to uninterrupted activity, The construction of fortifications, the training of roads and the leaving of landmines and evacuations. “At the end of his letter:” Since the beginning of the Zionist vision, we have been paying dear blood. Zadim and murderers harass us and our best sons fall. This time, fate was cruel to you and harmed your family, but we remember our lives because of those who fell. “He was brought to rest at the cemetery in Kibbutz Beit Alpha, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, Which he spent in his kibbutz is dedicated to him and his memory