Greenwald, Eviatar
Son of Rachel and Itamar. He was born on May 22, 1963, in Jerusalem. Eviatar was an introverted, sensitive, and restrained boy, yet he had a unique sense of humor. Evyatar attended the “Maimon” elementary school and the Himmelfarb high school. Eviatar was an active member of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), and in this framework he volunteered several times to observe the movement of the birds, A rare eagle of the rock-eagle in Wadi Sorek, at the top of Har Gilo, and volunteered to keep his animals during the summer vacation in the collection of high school animals and there was no one to take care of them during this period. He was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement for several years, and he used to choose his friends with great care, and he would tie them up He also had a unique friendship with him, and he preferred to capture original shapes and colors, and with rare patience he created Yaffa pieces of wood and cardboard. Evyatar was interested in photography, and he often photographed landscapes and my husband After graduating from high school, he returned with beautifully Yaffa photographs of the places and buildings he had stumbled upon, leaving behind a Yaffa collection of postcards and photographs from around the world as well as a collection of stamps. He had a yearning to go out to the expanses, but preferred to concentrate on experiences that could be obtained in his immediate surroundings and at home. When he spoke of his plans for the future, he mentioned two possibilities: biology and art studies. In November 1981 Eviatar joined the army and began his service in the Artillery Corps. During the last week of basic training, the company was in the field. On their march to the recruits base, a civilian van hit a column of soldiers walking along the side of the road. Two of the soldiers, including Eviatar, were killed and others wounded. It was early in the morning on Friday, January 1, 1982. He was eighteen and a half years old when he died, leaving behind his parents and two sisters: Naama and Efrat, Eviatar was laid to rest on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, his hometown.
