,אֵ-ל מָלֵא רַחֲמִים, שׁוכֵן בַּמְּרומִים, הַמְצֵא מְנוּחָה נְכונָה
,עַל כַּנְפֵי הַשְּׁכִינָה בְּמַעֲלות קְדושִׁים, טְהורִים וְגִבּורִים
כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ מַזְהִירִים, לְנִשְׁמות חַיָּלֵי צְבָא הֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל
Gol-Din, Omri
Son of Tilda and Amiram. He was born on 22 May 1982 in Petah Tikva. Brother to Ran, Itai and Dor. Omri grew up in Yavneh. As a child he was quite a naughty, and with his two older brothers or with his friends he used to play in the courtyard of Hadas Street and play barefoot in the sand that surrounded the Neve Ilan neighborhood in its early days. During his first years in Ramot Weizman Elementary School, and later in the Ginsburg High School and High School, Omri was discovered to be an intelligent and talented child with a penchant for the real professions. During his adolescence, he was also an outstanding athlete and participated in the school athletic team, mainly as a hurdler. At the same time, he became increasingly interested in music. In fact, he had played the piano since the age of eight. After his death, his piano teacher from Yavneh, Marina in China, wrote to his parents: “Omri was a special student for me, an outstanding talent and musician, who was sensitive and loving the piano … I was delighted to teach him and to know him … People who heard him in class concerts remember his music. “During his high school years he succeeded in his studies, despite his other demanding occupations. At the same time, Omri developed a deep social and civic awareness that generated many thoughts about injustice, socio-economic gaps and the corruption of government and the establishment. He was opinionated and conducted political discussions with his friends and teachers. In his first lesson as an educator on Memorial Day, he told me that anyone who was killed in wars – was killed simply, did not have to establish this state, I replied that it was a war of survival, and he replied: ‘So I do not want to be a Jew, I do not want to be hated ‘”. At the age of seventeen, Omri wrote: “The man walked on the scorched earth / and saw all the terrible sight / the result of humanity at its best … Now it is known that the world was wrong … The lonely man / lucky man remains alone / He ceased to be / lost what he knew and loved / and learned the terrible lesson. ” “When I think of Omri, my perfect younger brother,” his older brother Ran said, “different words and phrases appear in my head, funny faces, expressive eyes, a warm and smooth hand touch and of course a hoarse and captivating laugh … “Omri had solid and firm self-confidence, and he did not need to demonstrate it publicly at every opportunity, and his strength lay in his own inner quiet, which he sometimes found fit to burst out with fanfare, whether it was part of boyish mischief , Or whether it was an adult protest cry of profound social or political significance… Warm, attentive Lev In those around him, and modest, without posing without undue sense of self-importance. ” His musical leanings varied from classical music to punk companies from the age of seventeen; At that time, Omri joined the anti-establishment “Lucy Pussy” band with his friends from Yavneh High School – Amit Eden, Neta Gopan, Erez Shmeida, Asaf Meidan and Assaf Shish. At the beginning of their career there were a group of cabarees, and later gained exposure when they appeared with original materials in the “Zman Amitai” and “Barbie” clubs in Tel Aviv. Omri was a partner in writing, composing and performing protest songs with a social message and a demand for change. His thoughts and moods with his friends found their way to the lyrics on the band’s first album, “Turtle 8,” which was released in 2002 and symbolized for Omri the realization of a dream. On stage, he allowed himself to express what was happening in the depths of his soul. His creation and his friends HiThere was a cry, a call for the awakening of the indifferent, estranged and class society, and for a dramatic change in the proceedings. Amit Adan, Omri’s close friend, said: “He was a modest person, he did not like to talk, he could listen, it was absurd to say, but he had a stage fright. He was able to extract the important points from what each of them said: He would summarize the conversations for us, he was brilliant, he was never angry, never a rabbi. ” After completing his matriculation exams successfully, his parents left Yavneh, and Omri rented an apartment with Amit for a few months. Amit says: “It was neat, everything was right, disks, shoes, clothes, and I was messy … we would sit together and talk, just like a husband and a wife. On his eighteenth birthday, his parents and siblings greeted him: “To this day you have been included in your agenda: study, music, sports, skiing, love, friends, games, sleep. We are all very proud of you and sure that you will go far, and when you were little, you knew the advantages and disadvantages of being the youngest, and now you are a model brother, a friend, a partner in times of trouble, and a mechanic / electrician / tinker. Leave your food in the fridge You know how to pamper yourself and your friends You have made our home a second home for your friends And you have allowed us to enjoy it The girls, oh, the girls are falling in love and need to love “Your parents went to live in Mitzpe Aviv in the Galilee, and Omri joined the IDF on March 26, 2001.” Finally, “his brother Ran said,” he decided to be a courageous guy, While I was in basic training at the Armored Corps School, I was surprised to discover how sympathetic I was and how concerned I was with him, especially in view of the mental difficulties in adapting to the framework The stiff. In conversations with him, I could feel his yearning and yearning for home and family, and at the same time trying to see the full half of the glass and to hold on to his new friends, the studies of the various female soldiers and the anticipation of moving on to the next stages. In the end, the asthma intensified and brought about a change in the course of his service (to our delight, it should be noted). In his new role as a NCO officer in the Northern Command, Omri was again discovered as a man who, despite his youth and short experience, managed to form strong friendships, mutual appreciation and a common language on a personal level with his fellow soldiers and commanders … ” Amit Avigur, his friend and commander, wrote to him: “I quickly discovered that I was not only guiding you, but also guiding you. You have discovered a tremendous talent, especially the technical issue, and endless creativity in the manner in which the subjects were presented … When you were working at unreasonable times, you gave everything you had, and on the other hand, when something seemed wrong or illogical to you, Your mind without hesitation. I appreciate that most. The band is indeed the center of your life … but you always knew how to make the separation, and this is simply called professionalism – professionalism as an artist and professionalism as a soldier … so many times I have already admitted, whoever it is, that you are with us in the section. It was mainly when you saved us from ‘welcome’ and misunderstandings … “When Colonel Yaron Be’eri, the unit commander, eulogized Omri, he told about a year and three months of service in the staff section”At first he turned out to be a very prominent soldier among the soldiers and commanders, and was even chosen as an outstanding soldier on Independence Day …” In the last year of his life On Tuesday, when he returned home, he also began to learn Arabic with his father, despite the tremendous workload of his military work and the intensity of the rehearsals with the band and the performances, the Arabic language was not his favorite in high school, But now he did this to get to know the culture of his neighbors and to create a real dialogue with them And his father’s faith in co-existence and joint action, despite the Intifada and the events of October 2000. Omri was a “soldier of peace” who was educated for a constant search for a way of life of brotherhood and equality. Mother … remind you that you are the sun of us all / and that whenever we are in your presence / the length is reflected in us / just as the sun is reflected in the sea … love you endlessly. “Amri whispered to Ofer, Ran’s daughter, who was only two months old when he died On the last Friday of his life, Omri managed to perform with the band in full on the Tel Aviv Symphony Orchestra and everyone felt that they had given the best performance to them. Amit expressed the achievement by saying: “We were one soul on stage … we reached perfection.” On Sunday morning, Omri and his girlfriend Aviv Ronen boarded bus 361 on their way to their base. Two members of Mitzpeh Aviv fell asleep at the Meron junction near Safed, and a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing eight people and injuring eight. Ghanem and Sergeant Yifat Gavrieli Omri Gul-Din was twenty years old when he died in the terrorist attack in Meron on August 4, 2002. He was laid to rest in the military section of the Misgav cemetery, leaving behind his parents and two brothers: Ran and Itai A year later, his brother Dor was killed, and thousands of residents of the area participated in the funeral, including members of the family from nearby Arab communities. “The song was an apocalyptic vision for them and suddenly seems to be topical, unfortunately:” Scorched bodies are everywhere / the burning fire has taken over the crowd / the streets are deserted, terror everywhere / the day the country / land was destroyed Was suddenly painted red / No one expected the terrible day. / The religious preachers did not stop praying … ‘Unbelievable ease’ They stated in the news / hatred continued incessantly / the day the faith stopped … “” A month passed and everything changed, “His parents wrote,” There are no rehearsals you’re going to anymore, and the experiences from the band’s performances are passed on to us by your friends … Over time we have felt the development of your personality Matured, and transformed into a mature and handsome young man. We were delighted to see how you created with your brother the joy of a warm and loving family … You were very talented in every field you touched … A charming child, a cute, loving and loving boy, devoted to his family, friends and principles … You were a world prince for us, Stay … the beginning we continue, the legacy we have as a social commitment we are here to assimilate with your friends to the band, all for the fulfillment of your wishes. “The brothers were close to each other, and with me, who took great care of Omri from the moment he was drafted, he said:” … very lacking in your smile that would make light at home, your existence that would make me light in life. I really miss your presence in life. “”I was usually a very small talker, but I always liked to talk to you, because I felt that there was something for you, you always answered the matter and reason, and I always enjoyed hearing your opinion on every subject. I am amazed at how you knew how to make the right decisions in your life, and in such a short period of time leave such a strong and positive imprint on so many people that they will testify that everyone who knew you “We loved you so much, we were so proud of you for everything you did and for your personality … How did you get from each family member the positive traits? Although I am six years older than you, but in the last few years mainly, I felt that we were the same age. ” Neta Gopon wrote: “… Omri will remain a member of my band and of lifelong information … He is a different person, much better than the usual people … He was a great band member and in moments when you have a crisis with the world, . A memorial exhibition with photographs and written excerpts was shown at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, at the premiere of the documentary film “In the Footsteps of the Lost Voice,” directed by Tzipi Trope. The film accompanies the family and friends from the day they wake up from the shiva until Shadur, the youngest son of Tilda and Amiram, was born a year after Omri’s death. In 2009, an olive grove was dedicated to Mitzpeh Aviv, in memory of Omri, a joint cultural center for traditional agriculture, where there are social meetings between Jews and Arabs and various groups in Israel, workshops for children, planting and traditional agricultural activities. Recreation and learning Groups who come to the orchards and gatherings in the orchard hear about Omri and his family’s heritage from his parents, and a new talent competition that takes place every year at the community center of the Misgav Regional Council in memory of Omri and musical ensembles. The House of Omri Avayev was inaugurated a year after his death, and is a lively youth club that serves as a meeting place for members of the Yishuv within the framework of the youth movement, family celebrations and parties for the young people of the community