Fultheim, Avner

Avner, son of Ruchama and Moshe, was born on 30.10.1954 in Sde Ilan, where he studied at the elementary school in Sde Ilan and continued high school in the Mikve Israel agricultural high school. He was a grandson of the Fabrikant family, one of the pioneers of Segara in the Lower Galilee, and was “an outstanding young Israeli in all senses, in his simplicity, his modesty and his willingness to help every friend.” As a diligent student and exemplary friend, one of his teachers noted the aspiration to perfection that characterized Avner. “He walked among students and teachers, who was tall, Simcha and at the same time Submit to his responsibilities as a divine creature. Avner aspired to sanctify the name of God in all his actions. “He was not a man of compromise, and he did not accept the words and views of his educators as a Torah from Sinai. And was always impressed by the natural phenomena that were revealed to him in all his splendor, and in his letters to his parents and friends he described the landscapes of the area and the charms of nature, and his writing was lyrical, poetic, Avner was proud that he was a sixth year student at the school Magic. “Avner liked Mitzva, he told me about the places he loved and found peace of mind,” said Mazal, one of his friends. And there were other hours-hours spent with his friends, playing with them and joking. They likened him to her sheep, because of his curly, curly hair. When he completed his studies, Elem was tall and stout, with brown eyes expressing a love of life and purity. Avner was drafted into the IDF in late July 1972 and volunteered for Nahal. After basic training, he served for a while as an agricultural instructor at the Nahal paramilitary school, and later took a course in commanding officers and graduated as an outstanding trainee. After completing a parachuting course, he was authorized to wear a paratrooper’s wings. “Avner never complained that he found it difficult,” said one of his friends. “At the height of winter, he did his training in the commanders ‘course, and did not give up.” When he visited his parents’ home on short vacations, he always wanted to hear about what happened in his absence and the actions of his brother Meir and Aharon. “Avner was known in his unit as a good and devoted soldier and a model friend, although he was not a military man and was not a fighter, he wanted to complete his compulsory service and to contribute his energies and intelligence to the IDF and the State of Israel. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, his unit was sent to the Golan Heights. Avner participated in the braking battles against the Syrian attacks and acted as a squad commander. On October 7, 1973, Avner was hit and killed in the half-track at Tel-Saki, in the operation for which the commander of his department was awarded the “Medal of Valor.” In his wallet was a small note that was discovered after they fell. What can be more Yaffa / Sun sets over the hill and the horizon / National flag waving slowly / In the center of a Yaffa tidy camp / When figures in olive green / moving in the field at the foot of rocks, stones and thorns and thistle / so Yaffa is the sunset that is unparalleled. “Avner was brought to rest – Was buried in the civil cemetery in Sde Ilan and left behind his parents and two brothers, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in a letter of condolence to the bereaved parents. Wine: “Avner served in the Nahal late. He was a dedicated soldier and a model friend. Avner was”The graduates of the” Mikveh “chapter of the Mikveh Israel edition published a pamphlet in memory of Avner, the friend and friend, and includes descriptions of landscapes and nature written by Avner, as well as the words of teachers, friends and acquaintances about his character and his path.