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Greenberg, Haim

Greenberg, Haim


Chaim, son of Miriam (Maria) and Leib, was born on 20 June 1936 in Podoly, Romania. He completed his elementary studies in his hometown in Romania and later went on to study in a vocational high school. Haim was a good student, diligent in his studies and succeeded in them, but after two years had to stop his studies to help support the house. He was a devoted son to his family, kind and pleasant. From childhood he was a member of the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement in Romania, and was a sports fan who played mainly in soccer, as part of a youth group. He also loved to read books on various subjects, and thus learned and acquired knowledge and understanding in many areas. In his attitude to others, he was kind to everyone and willing to help anyone who needed help. For twelve years, Chaim helped to support and support his family, and in 1965 the family immigrated to Eretz Israel and entered the Etzion Ulpan to study Hebrew, and eventually he married and together they established a home and his first daughter was born in 1967. He was an exemplary father and husband, Haim was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of July 1967. After completing basic training, he completed a number of courses and became a combat soldier, after serving in the army for a short period of service, was discharged from regular service and assigned to the reserve forces. He liked to play chess and was very interested in all the innovations and developments in the fields of science and politics His devotion to and concern for his mother became more evident after his father’s death, and he helped and helped her in everything and helped her to recover and overcome her tragedy. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Haim was in reserve duty at the “Oracle” B outpost, where fierce and bitter battles were fought, and the Maronites fought like lions in the Egyptian forces that attacked waves. During the retreat on October 7, 1973, the force encountered an ambush by Egyptian commandos, and during the battle, Haim disappeared from the eyes of his comrades. The Egyptians took over the area and therefore our soldiers were unable to search for Haim and he was declared missing. In May 1974, while searching for the missing, his body was found and he was brought to eternal rest in the Mount Herzl cemetery. Survived by a wife, daughter and son born after his death, mother, four brothers and four sisters. After being shot down, he was given the rank of corporal. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the commander of his unit wrote: “Haim was one of our ranks and fought valiantly in the” Oracle “stronghold on the Suez Canal.

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