Feldman, Yitzhak (“Itzi”)

Isaac-Itzi son of Elimelech and Shoshana. Born on 28 February 1954 in Jaffa, he moved with his parents and older brother to live in Ramat Hen, near Ramat Gan. Yitzi was a member of a traditional family, educated in the tradition of his forefathers and studied at the State Religious Primary School, although many years have passed since he completed his elementary education, Yitzhi is well aware of his teachers, He decided to acquire a high school education at the ORT school in Ramat Gan, and in the new environment he gradually acquired a position of respect and appreciation. He wanted to reach a high level in the school and study in the electronic track, and he was recognized as a kind and kind boy This is a boy, said one of his teachers, “when you think of him, you hover before your eyes a wise smile, and only then do you remember the boy himself.” He was always willing to help others and his virtuous qualities were his humility and goodness. He was a sports enthusiast who worked hard to develop his physical fitness, and during his service in the army, he was able to express himself in one of his letters: “On Thursday, we will embark on a 70 km journey. For me it is nothing. “Before completing his external matriculation exams, he had to enlist in the army, and his brother served in the IDF, but he decided not to postpone the enlistment and was drafted by the IDF. In the Golani Brigade, who wrote: “… Do not wait for a lot of letters from me – it’s Golani, one phone home is worth at least four letters” , No?”. In another letter, after a grueling journey, he wrote to his family: “When you’re up there, you feel a kind of satisfaction in your face, that’s where I went through it.” One day, at six in the morning, he wrote: “My father writes that my mother works too hard, I do not need to exaggerate.” After a period of basic training, and since he had a driver’s license, he underwent training as a heavy truck driver. He was a tanker driver and brought water to IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip, while the roads in the Gaza Strip were fraught with many dangers, but he did his job without hesitation, and expressed his view with a short sentence: “It is clear that everyone fulfills his duties.” A few hours before leaving for the mission, he called his home, encouraged his parents and found a good word for each member of the family After a brief period of service in the Gaza Strip, when he left as usual on Wednesday, March 8, 1973, , A grenade was thrown on the truck, which penetrated the driver’s cabin through the air vent. This grenade cut off the thread of his life. A friend of his who was severely injured, said that in these difficult seconds Yitzi had not lost his temper and tried to throw the grenade out of the car, but he had not succeeded. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. In the synagogue he attended the Torah at the age of Bar Mitzvah, Sha’ar was established in his memory.