Ditshi, Avraham (Armond)

Abraham, son of Odette and Pergi, was born on 18.5.1951 in Tunis, Tunisia, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1955. He studied at the Remez elementary school and later in Beit- The elementary school “Arlozorov”, and completed his studies at the Ort vocational school in Ashkelon, as a diligent and excellent student, and was naturally energetic, energetic and entrepreneurial and acquired the name of a justice seeker who goes straight to the truth. Avraham was appointed to the position of city engineer, and was drafted into the IDF in mid-August 1969 and assigned to the Artillery Corps. After completing his basic training, and after completing an artillery course and a course for squad commanders, he was sent to serve in one of the artillery units in the south. Within a short time he was appointed commander of a team and was known as a responsible and devoted commander, with initiative and willingness to fulfill all the tasks assigned to him with precision and dedication. My father took a good part in all the social activities organized for the battalion. The rank of sergeant was given to him shortly after he reached the battalion and his commanders gave him a military career. They sent him to a course of sergeants and he graduated with honors. At the end of his compulsory service, he volunteered to serve for three years in the career army, was appointed a company sergeant and his commanders testified that he fulfilled his duties efficiently and loyally. He was devoted and worried about his soldiers, not disciplined, but demanded the exact execution of his orders. Despite the difficult fact and the great responsibility, he was always cheerful and full of joie de vivre and love of man, and he liked all his commanders and subordinates. Within a short time, he was appointed battalion sergeant. His friends in the unit note that he performed the various tasks assigned to him with a strong desire to succeed and strove to prove that, despite his young age, he is suited to fill positions that require great responsibility. His only drawback, according to the battalion, was his warm closeness to his subordinates. Since he grew up from them, was unable to punish them or to show them the image of the tough sergeant, always defending the soldiers and even if they were found guilty of violating a specific order, Which was held in Jerusalem. The Yom Kippur War caught Avraham in the Katsaviya region of the Golan Heights, when he was on duty, and was responsible for transferring ammunition to the men of the batteries who fought the enemy. (October 7, 1973), commanded a convoy transporting ammunition to the fighting forces, which was attacked by Syrian tanks and on the fire on which Avraham was hit and killed, was brought to eternal rest in the Ashqelon cemetery, and left behind his parents and three brothers. Was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant, and his brother wrote: “Sometimes I think and think about my brother. His name was Avi, to whom I felt not only as a brother, but as a friend in times of trouble. He worried about me as a young man, and now that I’m growing up, I need him now and need him near me. But now, just now, it is hard for me to feel it. Now I can sit next to him and cry because he can not help me. “