Fogel, Menashe

Son of-Eliezer and Rachel. He was born on May 12, 1956 in Haifa, where he studied at the Aharon Elementary School in Kiryat Shmuel and continued his studies at the Kiryat No’ar High School in Jerusalem. He was a diligent and serious student and was very successful in his studies, and his teachers and educators finished his praises and envisioned a bright future: At a very young age Menashe was a member of the youth movement He was a sports enthusiast and joined the religious sports movement ‘Elitzur.’ Menashe was optimistic in his character, cheerful and cheerful. Menashe was drafted into the IDF in January 1976 and volunteered for the Nahal Brigade After completing his basic training, and after completing his course in the battalion-sappers course and at the Armored Corps School, he joined the group he founded The kibbutz of Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion, and Menashek’s friends in the kibbutz told him that he was the “soul of Migdal Oz.” His joy, sharpness of life and love of others characterized him, and he left his mark on life in the kibbutz, Every Saturday evening he would run along the fence to check the eiruv, and there was no rest until it was clear to him that all the preparations for the Sabbath had been completed. In the synagogue was the living spirit; He would get up early in the morning to study before the morning prayer, and always urge the latecomers to get up. The entire article took place – ‘He was a disciple of Aharon, a lover of peace, a pursuer of peace, loving people and bringing them closer to the Torah.’ Menasheh served as Chairman of the Culture Committee, Religious Committee and the Kibbutz Development Committee. His devotion to work was great and his day of work lasted until the wee hours of the night. During his vacations he used to travel and travel around the country with his friends and thanks to these trips he knew almost every corner of Israel. On October 28, 1977, Menashe fell in the line of duty. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Survived by his parents and brother. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the commander of the unit wrote: “Menashe was a disciplined soldier who did everything he had to do in the best possible way, believing in his path and religion. On his lips. ” On the 30th anniversary of his death, his kibbutz friends published an article in the religious kibbutz journal about his character and his enterprise.