Eshkol, Noam

Son of Yaffe and Yaakov was born on 4.5.1962 in Kibbutz Netzer Sireni, where he studied at the kibbutz elementary school and completed his studies at the YH Brenner Regional High School. Noam did not like the studies, the sitting in the closed classroom, and the pressure frame. But although he did not speak much during the lessons, his teachers testify that he was listening. Thus, quietly and secretly, he built himself a very rich inner world, expressed in conversations with his friends and with his family in his late teens and during his service in the army. Since a little boy he was attracted to animals and really loved them. For many years he worked in the cowshed, and even during his vacations from the army he was an assistant at work and interested in what was happening there. His greatest love was to the horses, and he seemed to understand them and they understood him and gave him back love. Noam began to take care of the farm horses; he cleaned them, took care of the wounds and diseases that attacked them from time to time. For many hours he used to ride alone in the fields and orchards and was among the few who knew every path, fence and orchard around the kibbutz. In the letters that Noam wrote to his friends and his parents, when he was in the army, he used to mention the horses and the interest in them. He loved swimming and played basketball. He took regular training in the local team, but had difficulty standing on the field in front of the spectators. By nature, Noam was introverted, shy and silent, and disliked mass events. Everyone who knew him loved him and asked for his closeness, but he preferred a small number of these friends and friends to testify that he was a true friend. He knew how to advise and help without asking for compensation. He hurt every brother and brother and was very honest and modest. Noam did not use his sharp sense of humor to insult or hurt those around him, and if he had criticism, he would express it in private. Noam was drafted into the IDF in early November 1980 and volunteered to serve in the Paratroopers Brigade. His commanders and subordinates appreciated him very much and saw him as a good commander who performed his duties with dedication and efficiency and served as an example to his soldiers. During his service, Noam was trained as a paratrooper instructor and served as an instructor at a recruits base. Noam hated the life of the army, the discipline and conversions that characterize them, but he was a disciplined soldier and a devoted commander. He opposed the Lebanon War, but did everything in his power to join his comrades in the fighting. When he arrived in Lebanon, the commanders of the various platoons of the battalion quarreled among them, and finally they were apprehended by the mortars. On 27 Nisan, April 10, 1983, Noam fell while serving in the Peace for Galilee War and was brought to rest in the cemetery of Kibbutz Netzer Sireni. He was followed by parents and three sisters.