Ganzach, Avraham Yosef (“Avi”)

Son of Moshe and Sarah. He was born on March 3, 1947 in Haifa, studied at the “Aharon” elementary school in Kiryat Shmuel and was a member of the “Bnei Akiva” branch of the Kiryat Shmuel branch of the “ORT” vocational school in the village Ata During the summer vacation he taught at various courses in the Gadna. He was kind and honest and a diligent student. He had a sense of humor, and reason was healthy. He was interested in psychology, gained experience in hypnosis and read books extensively on this subject, because he said to dedicate his studies to this after completing his military service. He always wanted to help people and was especially successful psychologically. He was always ready to volunteer for various missions, and this was especially evident in the army. He studied at a vocational teachers’ seminary at the Jerusalem youth center, and when he was completed, he was refused a year’s enlistment so that he could work and help his parents with their finances. He taught gymnastics and succeeded in this role, and he was full of energy and love for his teaching work, and a teacher who worked with him at the Akko school wrote that Abraham He filled the workshop with his radiant personality, the children loved him and the people respected him, and in that list the teacher continued to note Avi’s attitude toward his father and his mother and his family in general, and he recognized his obligation to his parents, who invested much in his education When it was once said about converting military service to teaching when excellent teachers were needed, he said Because he believed that the homeland must be preserved first, and that he loved the great love he had consumed at home and in his movement.In November 1965 Avi was drafted into the IDF. He participated in the Six-Day War, in battles from Jerusalem to Ramallah, and in the battles to break into the positions of the Jordanians. When he was with his class in the canals, a grenade was thrown at them. My father grabbed it and threw it back before it exploded. His confidence in the personal strength and victory of the IDF was great and in the postcard he sent home, the day after the outbreak of the war, he wrote, among other things, “Just one thing I ask: please do not worry and think a lot. Victory is on our side. I am fighting for you. “On 25 November 1969, during his military service in the area of ​​the Suez Canal, his commander wrote to his parents in a condolence letter:” Your son served for a short time in my unit and characteristics Even though we were at very difficult working conditions and the vacations were avoided, we did not hear any claim from him, and he always took upon himself the roles he played as if his personal will dictated them. “He said. His friend, Amichai Hasid, wrote in his memory, among other things, the following words: “Only a few days passed from that bitter, hasty morning in which your life was cut, cut off like an upright tree, full of strength, its branches blooming and leaving all of us with pain, sorrow and sorrow. I was glad to be able to talk to you again about the whole world, because at the base you labored tirelessly day and night, you worked at the height of your power, full of energy and will, which always characterized you. Kabir was a symbol to all the people you came into contact with … Your character will not be forgotten by the people around you, because it is difficult, Avi, to accept Napi Stitch “.