fbpx
Ganam, Asaad

Ganam, Asaad


Son of Zahara and Fayez. As’ad was born in Israel on July 1, 1943. The eldest son of a family of nine brothers and sisters. His family is from the village of Sajur, which lies next to the Acre-Safed road, near Karmiel. Many of the villagers serve in the security forces. From an early age, As’ad was an example of his brother’s help and support for his parents, a beloved and beloved model, according to his family. He attended elementary school in his native village of Sajur and went on to high school in the village of Rama, where he successfully completed twelve years of study. He spent his spare time with his family and close friends.
As’ad’s main hobby was sports. He was a competitive athlete and belonged to a boxing club. His family said he took the fist seriously. Asad took care of nutrition according to the instructions of the coach, practiced several times a week and when they went to competitions outside the village always came early, excited and focused, ahead of the competition. As’ad loved traveling, especially in the village. Sometimes he would go for walks that lasted all day. As’ad knew his area of ​​residence and could explain how to get to places that were not known at all. As a teenager he listened to music from many different styles. At the end of his studies As’ad enlisted in the army for regular service in the IDF’s minorities unit. After his discharge from the IDF he worked for five months in security and guarding positions in the National Water Carrier project, within the framework of the Border Police. Because he was young and energetic, Assad did not see a mission in this position and therefore enlisted in the police force and changed his status to a regular policeman in the Border Police. He went on a basic course for the Rifai 5 and afterward served as a company combat driver. In 1963 he received a command post in Company Z in Beit Shean, and his commander described his functioning as very satisfactory. Police officer Ass’ad Ghanem fell in the line of duty on January 27, 1964, in a car accident in Tiberias. Twenty-one years old. He was laid to rest in the village of Sajur. Survived by a wife, parents and eight brothers and sisters. Ass’ad is commemorated at the memorial to the Druze dead in Asfiya, at the memorial site for the fallen of the Border Police at the Iron junction and in the Kiryat Ata police memorial.

Skip to content