Gothelf, Moshe
Son of David and Batya. He was born on 19 September 1949 in Kibbutz Yagur. In 1923, Moshe suffered from physical weakness and, in the course of time, overcame the paratroopers and saw full victory over the remnants of the disease. He had excelled in mathematics, and since his early childhood he had read many books in various fields, which widened his horizons and were generally beyond the level of his contemporaries, and his eagerness to read books accompanied him all the years. , His being free from examples, his ability to distinguish between the essence and the care and formulate opinions And his political vigilance from an early age (his thesis at the school was devoted to the issue of “dissident organizations.”) He would not spare honest criticism of all that he considered critical, and would only accept discipline when he was convinced of its justice. He was an active participant in many debates, but as one of his friends in the army said, “he never argued about a subject he was not familiar with.” After graduating from school he went with his peers to an auxiliary year for Kibbutz Yad Hannah. At the end of October 1968 he enlisted in the IDF and volunteered to serve in the Paratroopers Brigade, but he refused to take on a command post and preferred to return to his comrades in the unit on the lines of fire. Because he was distressed by war and militarism, he did not want to impose military discipline on others, but he himself was an excellent and disciplined fighter and excelled in displaying courage in situations of danger. He was fond of his comrades in the unit; He was quiet and smiling, and excelled in his special humor. He was very devoted to the family, especially to his mother, and always tried to conceal from her the nature of his military service. At the same time, he was a life lover, prone to mischief and often played basketball during his vacations at home. At the height of the War of Attrition, on June 12, 1970, an IDF force raided Egyptian positions in the West Bank of the Suez Canal north of Kantara. The force that crossed the Canal took over many bunkers and positions that were executed along a two-kilometer strip and blew them up. Four IDF soldiers were killed, including Moshe, who was brought to rest in the military section of the Yagur cemetery, in which he wrote: “Your son knew the danger he faced, and with his voluntarism he fulfilled his duty. We are proud of such soldiers. “Kibbutz Yagur published a book in his memory bearing the name” Moshe “.