Fenichel, Chaim (“Haimka”)

Son of Menachem and Nechama. He was born in Kfar Saba on 27 January 1947. He completed his studies at the Ussishkin Elementary School there, and later attended the Katznelson High School in the area, He became a member of the Hanoar Haoved movement, and when he moved to high school there was a great change, and he began to take an interest in the situation at home economically and to plan his plans, His serious approach to basic principles as a human being and a Jew proved that he was more than a student, his courage to criticize himself and his influence on his pupils He was drafted into the IDF in August 1965 and was appointed to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in August 1965, He was Simcha in his service during his first days in the army. He was very fascinated by the land he passed on – and wrote that if it had not been for the army, he would not have gone to places he had seen. His father tried to persuade him to try to serve in some other army so that he could devote his time to university studies, but the father did not affect his son, because Haim does not have the right to serve, and why not me? I can not do that. ” He gave his service with enthusiasm, and once, when he came for vacation, he recounted how he took part in reprisals against infiltrators who had sabotaged southern Israel. He added: “I would not have forgiven myself had I not participated in this operation.” When he completed basic training, he was offered an officer’s course, but he would not agree to this proposal, because he said that because of this course, he had to postpone his planned studies at the university. About a month and a half before he fell in battle, he was able to pass the university entrance exam cum laude. He was also in compulsory service when the Six-Day War broke out, and on the first day of the battles, he was 26 Iyar 5727 (5.6.1967). He fell in a battle at the Rafah junction. He was laid to rest in the cemetery in Kfar Saba. He received the Citation for courage, volunteer spirit and exemplary behavior. On June 5, 1967, the sergeant was attacked by an assault on the positions of the Rafiah junction and taken by car for medical treatment. This vehicle was stuck in a minefield. Haim was wounded in the leg but despite his injuries he volunteered to rescue the vehicle and evacuate through mines. In this mission of removing the vehicle from the field, Haim succeeded, but later the movement was hit again – and so he died. His parents published a book in his memory called “Chaim”. A description of his last offering was presented in “The Book of Heroism,” published by the Association of Journalists in Tel Aviv and survivors of Bergen-Belsen. His name was also commemorated in the “Armored Patrol” and was mentioned in the “Expositions in the Turret” to S. Tevet. In the Yalkut of the sons of the fallen soldiers in the Israeli army – “Goily Ash”, Volume IV – was brought from his estate.