Aryeh (Arieh), son of Shoshana and Yoash, was born on 17 July 1949 in Balfouria, and when he was about two years old, his family moved from Belforia and moved to Afula, where he completed his elementary studies at the Jezreel School. He was a member of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed youth movement, four years as a trainee and a year as a mentor, and in his high school he combined social activities and sports, participated in Gadna activities, went to courses and served as a counselor, Whose name came before him, because he was mature and responsible and had the authority and natural ability to command and guide. In the field of sports, he excelled mainly in the field of basketball and worked extensively in this field as part of Hapoel Afula. Thanks to his physical strength, high stature and physical fitness, he was well integrated in the games and completed a course for basketball instructors at the Wingate Institute and a course for amateur rescuers in Afula. Aryeh was drafted into the IDF at the end of August 1967. He completed three years of study in mathematics and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and completed his undergraduate studies in these fields, from one semester to the next, With honors. Even during his university studies, he found time for his hobbies and even developed them. He continued to play basketball in the basketball team of the students. He also joined the Dance Company of the Student Union and in 1970, together with the band, toured Africa. This tour received positive acclaim and extensive journalistic coverage in those countries and represented the country with great respect and success. After completing his studies at the university, Aryeh returned to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, but immediately volunteered for an Air Force pilot course and completed it in 1972. During his service as a pilot, one of his commanders said: Because of his meticulousness and meticulousness in preparing them. “Arieh also served as an instructor in the aviation school and acquired the reputation of an excellent guide, which he knew well. To his wife, his girlfriend and despite his full occupation, he found time to build his new home and cultivate it In the course of the Yom Kippur War, Aryeh embarked on many operational missions on various fronts, and as a fighter pilot he was required to be always ready for any mission, and on 27 April 1974 he went on a combat mission on the spot, “The eyes of the state,” Mount Hermon, and his plane was hit by anti-aircraft missiles and he fell, and Aryeh Dubnov was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Afula and left behind a wife, a son who was born two weeks after his fall. And his own son did not merit to see. Among the letters of condolence received by the family after the fall of Aryeh were written by his commander: “Many of Aryeh’s relatives and comrades sat there and remembered him, only for the better. He was one of the best. “Not only did we lose a pilot, a fighter, out of the front row, not only did we lose an excellent instructor, we lost first and foremost a man, a bad man, whom we knew to appreciate and love; “Prof. Marcus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem wrote:” Aryeh completed his bachelor’s degree in our institution with very good achievements and we were able to see him continue his studies and succeed. “In a letter written by his friend from the university, His constant smile, his cheerfulnessHis gentle soul, talents and ability to create direct contact with each person will always be remembered in my Lev. “His name was immortalized in the” Nizkor “pamphlet, published by Bank Hapoalim, to commemorate the fallen employees of the Bank and their families, His name was also commemorated in the booklet “In Memory of the Alumni”, published by the Afula High School and in Yad LaNovelim, published by the Municipality of Afula.
