Dori, Yitzhak

Son of Leah and Elijah. He was born on the 24th of Tishrei, 5709 (September 24, 1958) at the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, a young brother to Bruria, who was a well-to-do child, except when the parents left And at the funeral Bruria said: “And when you woke up at night and cried-straight to my bed you leaped up, and I reassured you with a story and a caress. And when I was older I decided that I would be a teacher, so every day in the afternoon (when Mom slept) I taught you to read and write. And so when you entered first grade you could read and write, and I rejoiced with joy – I succeeded with the first student … and since then you have studied and studied and have not stopped … to this day. More and more … because you have to finish your doctorate. “He studied at the Arlozorov Elementary School in Jerusalem and at the Beit Chinuch High School in his city, and was a member of Hashomer Hatzair, Which was intended for Kibbutz Metzer, a kibbutz east of Hadera, and in February 1977 he joined the 50th Nahal Brigade in the framework of the nucleus. After finishing basic training in the camp for 80 and a half years in the Nahal Brigade, He continued his course as a platoon commander, completing his regular service as a platoon commander. He served as a battalion commander in the 920 armored infantry battalion during his service in the Peace for Galilee War, and in 1981, at the end of his military service, Itzik decided that his home would be decided on Kibbutz Metzer, which he loved so much. During his vacations, he traveled extensively to Israel, photographed, and even traveled on long trips to Italy, France and India, and he had a wide and deep knowledge of the world. In the role of coordinator of the grain kernels department “young guard” in Tel Aviv. His guidance said: “The ability of seeing Itzik Big was amazing. “Forget the small details, look at the big picture with a comprehensive view,” he would say, smiling and willing to help. “Itzik, who liked to study, enrolled in the first degree at Beit Berl College in 1990, “You loved to travel, to know every stone and every story, and to convey your knowledge in your fascinating and unique way … I envied you for the agility, and for the ability to sit at night in order to finish every task on the most profound and qualitative side. “At the end of his studies, in 1994, with a bachelor’s degree and a teacher’s diploma in his hand, Itzik was an educator in the older class, Rachel And a member of the board of directors at the Mevo’ot Eiron educational institution, while at the same time concentrating on the absorption of young people in his kibbutz, and during the course of his studies at Beit Berl, Itzik met Tamar, also a student. “Itzik knew how to surprise a birthday with cake and candles on the walls of Jerusalem, or send a huge bouquet of flowers in the middle of a breakfast at the institution, and thus declare before me and in front of me all Who surround his love for me. ” Their daughter Yael was born in March 2000 and Itzik was a proud and loving father, who spent time on his busy schedule to spend time at home with his wife and daughter. His admiration was visible to all. “It was always fun to see the two of them playing together and talking,” said Tamar. “Itzik, who was a commander in the army and a leading person in his work, was in a cooperative home and shared the annoying domestic tasks.Yael. “In 2000, Prof. Itzhak said,” I was privileged to meet a special and charming person, a student of the best kind that every teacher wishes – meticulous, curious, profound, Serious, respectful of others and his surroundings, and creates an atmosphere of study and good spirit wherever he is … “He wrote his thesis on” The location of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in shaping Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel in the first decade. ” He knew every corner of the country, including Jerusalem on its various levels, and was able to locate the best places to travel, with friends and family Oded Katzir, a teacher of the Shlach (Sadeh, Om, Society), told Haaretz: “He knew a lot, he was an excellent organization man, but above all he was a man. Dreams and plans … a man who was a true friend, a man who knew how to give and receive … Itzik was a deep man in everything he studied or planned, a person who set goals and reached them one by one, usually much faster than any of us. … There was no organized travel plan and there were no rules and regulations. During his years in the Mossad, he worked hard to institutionalize the entire subject … and ‘closed’ the program for the coming years … Our common interest brought us closer to each other. At first I was a little reluctant, a new guy appeared who knew everything about everything, full of self-confidence and feeling like a fish in the water … Slowly we got along very much … We traveled and traveled a lot together throughout the country, preparing routes for annual trips, Tours of Jerusalem, Bar-Mitzvah tours, field trips in Shalhech and more … The most powerful experiences that I have left are the hours after the difficult day of training, sitting around the fire, helping each other build the tent, The shower in a room in the hostel, the transfer of experiences, the planning of the next day and its organization, excitement from a small plant in the desert, heavy rain or crawling in a cave, bathing in a bar Or the waterfall. All these little joys accumulated great experience. ” Shlomit Lotem, a member of the kibbutz, wrote in his memory: “I loved and admired you from the day you arrived in Jerusalem from Jerusalem, about twenty-six years ago. There was no one who did not know you and appreciated you for your many knowledge. ” Itzik was very much appreciated at the end of his studies and in 2001 he was appointed kibbutz secretary. He believed in the changes and hoped that as secretary he would succeed in leading the kibbutz in his own way. In an interview with the Matzer Newsletter in January 2002, he said: “I see Metzer continuing to exist as a village with a high quality of life … We will ensure this quality of life by privatizing most of our lives, transferring responsibility for livelihood to a friend and through cooperation in health, social protection, education and culture … The friends, the warmth they radiate and the desire to be together despite the difficulties, are just some of the factors that I chose to be here … optimistic, without a doubt, despite all the difficulties. ” On another occasion he said: “A kibbutz without faith in the way and without trust among its members should close its gates and disperse its members … This is my motto …” Ilana Kiefer, the coordinator of the kibbutz movement, said after his death: , Bentzi, Danny, Doron and Esti to talk about the change and the intensity of the disagreement that was there, and I remembered Itzik’s determination to move on … “In September 2002, Itzik headed fromYou sent on behalf of his school on a journey to Poland. The journey reflected his wonderful organization and love of traveling, but it was also a journey to return to the roots, to places where his mother grew up and passed the horrors of the Holocaust. In a letter he wrote to the travel brochure, he said: “… to the sound of church bells from a distance, I looked at the forest and felt a bit of what it was going through.” The booklet summarizing the delegation’s journey to Poland was dedicated to his memory. On Sunday evening, November 10, 2002, Itzik hurried to return from a meeting at the educational institution for security patrols in the strait as a member of the security team. At the same time an armed terrorist infiltrated the area of ​​the kibbutz and began a deadly campaign. When the shots were heard from the direction of the dining room, Itzik rushed to the shooting area, where the terrorist ambushed him, opened fire, hit Itzik and killed him. Two other women and two children were killed in the murderous incident. Major Yitzhak (Itzik) Dori was killed in a terrorist attack on Kibbutz Metzer on 10 November 2002. He was brought to rest in the cemetery in Kibbutz Metzer, and was followed by a wife, daughter, mother and sister Tamar, His wife, said: “… we lived a full and Simcha life, cut off at their peak …” and in the eulogy on the second anniversary of his death, he shared the public: “Since you left nothing, it has not been the same. Your absence is visible from every corner. And the pain is still sharp. You were so significant in my life. So dominant and energetic that it is not huge and the price is so heavy that it can not be described in words … crying for the loss of love, friendship, and intimacy we have had. I lost a firm back and along with it the sense of security your presence brought me. I lost Yael’s father to our only child. And it hurts me so much that you do not get to see her sober and growing up. “Bruria, Itzik’s sister, wrote:” … When we talked about politics, I saw you optimistic, naive and stubborn, who sees and believes that it will be good and that peace is near. And so I can not believe you’re gone, and that you will not see the dream … when it comes. I’m parting from you here. You were my little brother in years and big in life. Rest in peace, dear brother. “Bruria also said:” The ugly hand of despicable terrorism has hurt you, brother. A courageous and wondrous man, a foundation rock carved into the landscape of the Land of Israel and its being. The whole mask of your short life was lovingly woven into this country, the kibbutz, the family. And in the name of this love you ran forward like a commander who does not abandon his soldiers, you went out to save lives – and you fell. We’re missing you, brother. We miss your passion, the cutting of speech, your enthusiasm, your ability to stand up to everyone and express yours … I miss your mischievous smile, your Saturday morning conversations, only you and me … “Debbie Baras, “At the last meeting I had with Itzik at noon on the day of the attack, I heard from him the sentence that accompanies me to this day: ‘Crisis does not create, when crisis breaks out with it’ – and that’s what I did.” “Two years have gone by and I missed the conversation and the talk we shared,” wrote Uri Tomer, social coordinator at Mevo’ot Eron. “Talks about things in the highest echelon of the institution … conversations in which I could raise all the doubts I have about a certain situation without And even if we did not always agree in all things – your mind was always clear, concise and reasoned, so that even if I wanted I could not remain indifferent to her … and in general and your image, as one who knew what he wanted of himself, with a way and vision – so lacking .. I miss you … to the roughness, the shy smile at the corner of your mouth, the vitality, and to being in your presence.I have always felt closer to myself, The see myself in the mirror – a man who is not afraid to debate, to think, to fear, but eventually decide to takeResponsibility for my decision after I examined it from at least one angle … with you … “Ronen Dori, director of the educational institution” Mevo’ot Eron, “quoted from HN Bialik’s poem:” … the time of this man, / / ​​and the song “Itzik was a hymn of leadership … of responsibility, initiative, striving for achievement, even though your eyes blinked while you spoke.” And he added, “Itzik was a chant of leadership … , You had a speech full of courage, strength and sharpness … an amazing combination of toughness and sometimes even opacity with tenderness and a smile … “Esti Brindt, a member of Kibbutz Metzer and a member of the Nofar Group Family, wrote: “You were a person who ran long distances, took a direction, a track, a goal, and went all the way … You were a man who always looked ahead, what can you do, to plan”. “Even if your life was too short, they were full, energetic, imbued with faith, love and exhaustion in all the areas you loved, built and acted on.” Meirav Magen Mustaki and Pnina Amoyel Moshe, who knew Itzik from their undergraduate studies, wrote a master’s thesis on leadership in organizations, analyzing Itzik’s character according to various leadership theories. In the work they describe his personal example, his persuasion, his willingness to take risks, his charisma and his self-confidence. In summarizing their work, they sum up his achievements and successes: “Itzik Dori was an effective and significant leader.” Various commemorative activities were established in his memory: his friends broke into a path in his memory – a path from the Border Police monument to Ein Arvot, within the agricultural areas of Ein Iron. Shalach. A boarding school trip was held in memory of Itzik. The Friends of Itzik group initiated a community archaeological excavation at Tel Asor, as an educational project in memory of Itzik, in cooperation with the Menashe Regional Council and the University of Haifa. The students and the diggers heard the story of Itzik’s life and death before they left