Fishbein, Ami

Ben Irit and Moshe. He was born on August 30, 1969 in Kibbutz Ein Hashofet. He loved his surroundings and stood out for his talents. His childhood passed through Ein Hashofet until he moved to the “Ephraim Mountains” school that is common to the surrounding communities. Here he discovered his strong tendencies for music and painting, and strong social involvement. He was among the best students, loved by his educators and friends. The guitar captivated him, he devoted himself to her steadily and skillfully and played pieces of ancient music. He wrote his thesis on the history of the guitar. The opinion of his music teacher was: A very talented student, with brilliant technical ability, excellent sound quality, impressive musical performance and depth. Ami was a member of the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement and represented his school in the movement’s delegation on a trip to Poland in 1986. Impressed with deep impressions of the journey and full of traumatic experiences, he continued a campaign among kibbutz youth about the importance of the journey to Poland. At the end of March 1988, Ami was drafted into the IDF and began a course for naval captains. He met all the conditions and requirements of the course, made it easy, and went through with great success. He was among the best in his physical ability, intellectual demands, leadership ability and, above all, loved by his surroundings. He was greatly admired by his commanders and classmates. He completed the course and was certified as a marine officer in the navy. In the last stage of the course, after the final tests, Ami began to fight and began a fierce struggle to save him. At this stage, too, Ami proved maturity, willpower, tenacity and optimism. He believed a complete faith that would emerge from this struggle victorious. For eight months the struggle continued, with ups and downs, surrounded by love and support. He was laid to rest in the military section of the Ein Hashofet cemetery in the city of Kibbutz Ein Hashofet, and was followed by his parents, brother-Omri and sister Yael. In a letter of condolences to the bereaved family, the commander of the officers’ school wrote: “In the course, I was distinguished by a high level of leadership. The optimism that accompanied Ami in the war against his illness is the strongest feature of his personality, with which he conducted the tests and tests throughout the course of the captains. Ami, in his optimistic mood to win his illness, caught up with the instructors and officers of the class. Of blessed memory”.