Grossman, Yehezkel
Yehezkel (Hezi), son of Hela and Aryeh, was born on the 10 th of January 1950 in Kfar Saba. He studied at the Nir Etzion elementary school in Petah Tikva and continued his studies at the Yeshurun High School in Petah Tikva. Afterward he studied in the military academy of the Ordnance Corps. Yehezkel was a good student, diligent and disciplined and loved by his teachers and friends. He was a member of the “Bnei Akiva” movement and was a member of the “Elitzur” sports organization, in which he played basketball, volleyball and soccer. He also loved swimming in the sea. He had a pleasant voice, used to pass before the Ark on Saturdays, and loved to sing and dance. As a student, he was a member of the Gadna and participated in a course for commanders. He was sociable, easy to make friends, and excelled patiently and patiently. He was by nature a loving man, lenient and forgiving and always willing to help with advice and action. Since he was kind and broad, he did everything he did not to receive a reward. He was polite and polite, gentle and pleasant. His friends remember him as an optimistic and cheerful person, with a sense of humor and a love to joke, but at the same time a pleasant conversationalist who speaks reason and taste. He was open, honest, and conscientious. Good-looking and handsome. He never hesitated to say criticism, even if it was difficult, for he was very fair and sensitive to injustice. He always aspired to perfection, and was full of energy and vitality. By nature he loved simplicity and was Simcha with it. He excelled in initiative and in good faith and fulfilled everything that was entrusted to him faithfully and lovingly. He was a son of Torah that embodied the love of Israel and the love of man, a loyal and devoted son to his parents, and a loving and caring family man. Yehezkel was drafted into the IDF in early October 1967 and assigned to the Ordnance Corps. He was a good soldier and devoted to his job, loved by his friends and commanders. During his service in the army he tried not to worry his parents and was careful to write letters home and keep in constant contact with the family. After his discharge from regular service, he was assigned to one of the reserve units of the Ordnance Corps. During the Yom Kippur War, Hezi fought on the Sinai front and went through the horrors of the battles of containment and break-ins against the Egyptians. On the 20th of Tishrei 5740 (October 20, 1973), he participated in the battle as a technical squad man in one of the artillery batteries at the Mitla Pass. An artillery barrage that landed on the embankment was hit and killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, leaving behind a wife and son, father, mother and brother. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Yehezkel was diligent and dedicated, always had good ideas and had a lot of good friends.”
