Funk, Haggai
Hagai, son of Ilana and Shraga, was born on December 23, 1951 in Kfar Maccabee. He attended the elementary school and the joint high school of the Zevulun bloc in Kfar Maccabee. Hagai was a good disciplined student, punctual and orderly. He always aspired to succeed and loved to learn and discover new things. He devoted himself mainly to social studies and to subjects in the field of political thought and historical events. As a student he was loved by his friends and teachers. His teachers also noted that he was impressed by his views and achievements regarding the various views on the integration of the individual into the state of society. His teacher wrote about him: “In class conversations he always sought the way to emphasize the individual’s obligation to the political framework, as if he wanted to find harmony.” He was a sports fan and excelled as a volleyball player. He also had artistic leanings, knew how to appreciate Yaffa things and wanted to create with his own hands, so he was engaged in painting and sculpture. He was naturally sociable, willing to help others, playful and cheerful. He was full of joy and humor, often performing at parties, singing and reciting, and even liked to travel around the country. His girlfriend wrote about him: “He was unique in that he was not friendly with anyone and everyone did not like him, but whoever Hagai had a good eye on him and chose him as a friend enjoyed a loyal friend who was willing to help with all his Lev. And enjoy life with his company. ” He was Yaffa and tall and blond-haired. His eyes were sparkling, cheerful and mischievous. He was a devoted and faithful son of his family and had a special affection and respect for his grandfather, he would stroke his head and say good-bye to him. Hagai was drafted into the IDF in the middle of February 1971. After completing basic training he was assigned to serve in a field unit and was assigned to an officer’s course and was assigned a training course and was assigned to serve in the Golani Brigade He was a good, responsible, dedicated and quiet officer, who was highly admired by his subordinates and commanders, and his students in the courses valued him very much and were satisfied with his attitude toward them, demanding control of the material and a high level of knowledge, But he was not bothered by small things: as a commander, he had two qualities: firmness and uncompromising in carrying out missions Dead so much concern the individual soldier. On Yom Kippur, the tenth of Tishrei Tsl”d (06/10/1973) Haggai was one of the commanders who Hermon. When the Syrian commandos attacked the outpost at the outbreak of the war, Hagai and some of his comrades jumped to the positions and returned fire. Hagai was wounded in the exchange, but nevertheless commanded a force that tried to break out of the outpost. He encountered an ambush by Syrian soldiers and was killed. He was laid to rest in the cemetery in Kfar Maccabee. Survived by his parents and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to lieutenant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, President Ephraim Katzir wrote: “Haggai z” l is one of the heroes who paid their lives for our defense and whose name will be engraved in the annals of our people, Excerpts from his writings, and an article was published in Yedioth Ahronoth about the circumstances of his downfall.
