Getz, Avner-Shimon

Son of Meir-Yehuda and Esther. He was born on June 15, 1946 in Tunis, Tunisia. The family immigrated to Israel in 1949. His father is one of the architects of the character of the settlement in the Galilee – from a pioneering, economic, educational and military point of view, since he is also a combat officer in the IDF as a descendant of an illustrious family. After completing his studies at the elementary school in Moshav Kerem son of Zimra, where the family sat, he studied at the Yeshiva in Safed, where Avner spent three years studying and studying his studies to the satisfaction of everyone around him. To discover the image of the influential leader on his comrades, who had the power of will and the power of decision, who adhered to various goals he had set for himself, was witty and clever and an example to all his knowledge, He was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement and was encouraged by his father to enlist in July 1963, when he was only 17 years old. After returning to the farm, his parents trained youth working in the area and was appointed deputy manager of the regional sorting station for eggs in Meron, and brought in improvements that increased production and increased In the days of the Six-Day War, the family received two summonses – father and son – and it is interesting to note that the time they had left until the time of their departure saved both of them from learning And to clarify the laws of war according to e Rambam. At the outbreak of the Six-Day War, he was part of the reserves and acted as a sabot. In this role, he moved with the first who crossed the border into Arab Jerusalem, passed the first stages of battle under constant fire and stood up with respect to all the corps tests in the battle. But when our forces approached the walls of the Old City, they were hit by the first barrage fired by enemy snipers; It was on the 27th day of Iyar 5727 (June 6, 1967), the second day of the battles, in a battle held in the American neighborhood of Jerusalem, the capital of the “target yard” opposite the Damascus Gate. Was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. In the memorial booklet “People of Israel”, issued by the Secretariat of the Moshavim Association of Hapoel Hamizrachi in memory of the members of the union who fell on their guard, his memory was raised. In the book “Maalot Giborim” edited by Israel Erlich, several pages were devoted to his memory. In the book “Marinas Gabro” of the Paratroopers Command was dedicated to a page where his history and description of his last battle.