Gorkowitz, Gideon

Gideon (Gidi, Redhead), son of Zelda and Eliezer, was born on May 22, 1944 in Petah Tikva. He studied at the secret school PIKA in Petah Tikva and completed his studies at the Amal vocational high school in Pega, near Petah Tikva, where he was a diligent and diligent student and loved by his teachers and friends. , Mainly soccer, and a member of the soccer team of Beitar Mahane Yehuda. He was also a nature lover and had a large collection of snakes preserved in formalin. Gidi was an optimistic and cheerful boy, kind and Simcha. Gideon was drafted into the IDF in mid-May 1962 and assigned to the Engineering Corps, and after completing basic training, he took a driver’s course and for a while was a driver of the command half-track. During his service in the army he tried not to worry about his family, and often wrote letters home, but did not tell about the arduous training so as not to upset them. In his release certificate from the regular service he wrote: “Gideon did his job efficiently, to the satisfaction of his commanders, he was dedicated and responsible, with a good technical approach and resourceful.” After his release he was called for periods of reserve service and in 1967 fought in the Golan Heights and was awarded the “Six Day War”. He was sociable and cordial and willing to help others, especially his co-workers. He also helped them solve personal problems. For one thing he did when he helped author Shlomo Deshen fix a carpowder in the wheel of his car, the writer wrote to him in a dedication on his book: “There is mitzvot and love for your neighbor as yourself – with grace and grace. Gideon was courteous, pleasant, and kind. As a family man he was a loyal son of his mother, a devoted husband to his wife and a loving father to his daughter; He was honest and conscientious and worked diligently and devotedly for his family as a diamond contractor. He had many plans to promote his business and he was going to set up his own polishing plant. During the Yom Kippur War, Gidi participated in the battles of containment and incursion against the Egyptians on the Sinai front. On the 19th of Tishrei 5734 (October 19, 1973), his half-track was hit by the shelling and he was killed on the spot in the Petah Tikva cemetery, leaving behind a wife, daughter, mother and brother. In his letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “There was a dedication and sacrifice in Gideon, and he was among the best in the company. He was a friend and friend of all his comrades in the unit. His image serves as an example to all of us in all our actions and actions. “