Farkash, Dan

Dan, son of Miriam and Jacob, was born on January 24, 1952 in Hadera. After his family moved to Tel Aviv, Dan studied at the Har Nevo Elementary School and completed his studies at the “Shevach” high school in electronics. Dan, called by all – Danny, was diligent in his actions and diligent in his studies. He had technical skills, excelled in electronics, and showed proficiency and proficiency. He set up electrical appliances and specialized in the operation of complex and sophisticated electronic equipment. When he was fourteen, he began to play tennis and turned out to be an excellent athlete, fast-moving and physically fit. He quickly became an outstanding player in the tennis club of Maccabi HaTzafon in Tel Aviv. Before long he was the champion of Tel Aviv and the country’s tennis champion. Thanks to his excellence in tournaments, he was sent to a tour of the United States. As part of this tour he was trained with excellent players and this contributed to his ability to improve. Dan was drafted into the IDF at the end of July 1970 and began his military service as a parachutist and was trained as a parachutist in the air force, and was transferred to serve as an electronic equipment operator in an air force control unit. And volunteered to serve in the regular army as part of the air force. In his position as an electronic equipment operator he excelled in skill and dedication. He has a profound understanding, improvisational ability and ability to overcome difficulties and problems that arose during the work. His love for sports in general and the tennis sector in particular did not weaken, and he paid a course in tennis instructors at the Wingate Institute and began teaching at kibbutzim and moshavim, where he married his girlfriend Michal Yitzhaki and together they established their home In Bat Yam, Danny was an electronic equipment operator in an air force control unit, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in the Yom Kippur War. On April 19, 1974, Danny was injured and killed A letter of condolence to the bereaved family was written by the commander of the unit: “Danny was beloved to all the soldiers of the unit, and he was an exemplary soldier who faithfully and devotedly fulfilled all of his duties. A position assigned to him in the unit. “