Eran (Erenberg), Amiram

Son of Zvi and Shaula. He was born on March 7, 1948 in Tel Aviv in the midst of the War of Independence. When he reached school, he attended the “Jubilee” elementary school and after graduating he moved to the “Kol Israel Haverim” high school. In the gymnasium he was active in sports and excelled in basketball, volleyball and soccer. In November 1966 he was drafted into the Armored Corps, but he was still in compulsory service. The Six-Day War broke out, and on the first day of the battles, on the 5th of Iyar 5727 (June 6, 1967), his tank was hit in the Battle of Rafiah. At the military emergency cemetery in Bari, and was later transferred to the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, and the principal of the high school noted in his letter of condolence to his parents that “Amiram was of the same race as the boys of Israel, – a book that insists on achievements and regulations, and yet, in the end, these youths occupy their position and respect for themselves, their parents, their school, and their homeland. Who wished that Amiram was destined at such an early age to receive the greatest honor that a person would have to pay: in his young life, to pay for the existence of the people and the existence of the state. A member of the study desk wrote about his faithful and dedicated friendship, for he was a partner in everything – in work, in training, in entertainment and in experiences. Amiram was honest and intelligent and did not know compromises. He was aware of what was going on around him. A little clowning and cold and a sense of humor mixed with people and a favorite of everything. Was an emotional young man who was involved in the life of his school and his homeland and always used to say: “Here I was born and here I will die because this is the only place for me. Another friend tells him that he often surprised his teachers and classmates with sparks of brilliance or interesting surgery. And arguments in political sociology would occasionally provoke him to express original opinions, in which he showed an understanding of what was happening in our political life, and sensitivity to the perfection of our democracy. He dreamed of optimal justice. In the book “Katops in Ibam,” published by the Kol Israel Haverim High School in Tel Aviv in memory of its graduates, a list was presented about it.