Fried, Amos

Amos, son of Sarah and Emanuel, was born on April 23, 1951 in Haifa, He was known as an easygoing, always optimistic man, ready to get out on missions, adhering to the goal. He never demanded from others what he did not do himself. It is always right to volunteer actively at the school and at the Technion. Therefore, he was nicknamed the “conscience” in society and in the family. Everyone knew that Amos could be trusted. A wonderful son, a brother and a very loving and devoted grandson who treated his parents with respect and admiration. When Amos came for “regular” vacations from the army, he volunteered to accompany Gadna’s school trips and volunteered for excavations at the Western Wall from the beginning. After basic training and a course in the “Centurion” tank course, he was placed as a gunner in an armored battalion, and was later assigned to the brigade headquarters. Upon completion of his regular service he was assigned to reserve duty in the Armored Corps. He was a good, punctual, fast and efficient tank gunner. He treated all the tanks with respect and seriousness and his commanders saw him as a good soldier, disciplined, entrepreneurial and responsible. After leaving the army, he was accepted to the Faculty of Food Engineering at the Technion. He was fascinated by the idea of benefiting society by engaging in biology and chemistry, which he loved when he intended to acquire a profession for a living and then pursue research in the natural sciences. Amos achieved excellent academic achievement at the Technion. After the first semester, he worked hard physically to earn a living abroad. Together with a friend and a friend he traveled to several European countries, but refused to visit Germany and claimed with great fervor that he would not set foot on this land (though his family, as a very old family in Israel, was not directly affected by the Holocaust). When his fellow travelers insisted on visiting Germany, he parted from them and continued his journey without them. Everywhere he visited, he found it necessary to visit the local synagogues and interested the local communities, although he was not a religious boy. Amos returned from abroad two days before the Yom Kippur War. When he heard that recruits were calling, he called his unit and announced: “Do not forget me – I went home.” When the call-to-order was delayed, he went on his own and went up to the Golan Heights with tanks. On the way his tank was hit and he volunteered to serve as a gunner in another tank. Thus he joined the battalion as a volunteer, who then fought in the braking battles. In these battles, Amos was hit by a number of Syrian tanks and their destroyers. On the tenth of Tishrei 5734 (October 11, 1973), on the axis of the breakthrough in the direction of Damascus, west of Khan Arnabeh, about five kilometers from the previous border, was hit by the tank which was fought by an ambush of Syrian tanks and a sergeantAmos fell. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. Survived by his parents and sister.