Eichelbaum, Kobi
Ben Aviva and Shalom. Was born on May 15, 1981 in Givatayim, a younger brother to Moti. He attended the Gordon Elementary School and the Shimon Ben Zvi High School in Givatayim. Kobi was an athlete and played basketball in Hapoel Givatayim. In July 1999, Koby joined the IDF and joined the Givati Brigade, where he completed his training as a combat soldier and chose a command line, where he was trained as a squad commander and later as a platoon sergeant. Throughout his military service, Kobi was awarded certificates of excellence for his performance. Kobi’s soldiers, as well as his commanders, testified that humanity and modesty, devotion and loyalty, honesty and compassion were among his outstanding qualities. Three values were the guiding light of Kobi – home and family, friendship and love of the land. Home and Family – The home and family in which they grew up served as a breeding nest for Kobi. Aware of the importance of the family unit, he believed that everything needed to strengthen the family should be done in order to serve as a base, a “launching pad” for enlistees and soldiers serving in the army. Throughout his service, Kobi has made great efforts to nurture soldiers from families characterized by economic backwardness and high levels of social alienation and alienation. He understood that enlisting in the IDF is a second chance for these soldiers, and as a commander he must do all he can to help them realize this chance.Kobi was proud of their achievements, And encouraged them to continue to serve as command and guidance companies – Kobi educated his soldiers towards the values of friendship, mutual responsibility and concern for others, believing that the strength of the group was immeasurably greater than that of the individual. : Kibbutzniks and city dwellers, religious and secular, rich and non-wealthy “Koby was a promise to the land of the deer,” his parents said, on the tenth day of Adar 5763 (10 Adar 5762). 2002) Koby was killed in a military operation in Netzarim and was critically wounded by a terrorist near the settlement of Netzarim and was transferred to Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva, but he died at the age of twenty-one. The military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by his parents and brother. The personal inscription on his tombstone reads: “We will remember you as a child with the smile of an angel.” The family founded to commemorate the Beit Kobi Association, whose goal is to sanctify Kobi’s memory and to provide a home and family for lone soldiers. Today the first Beit Kobi is in Givatayim, and more houses will be built in the future.
