Guberman, Jonathan
Jonathan, son of Rachel and Abraham, was born on June 20, 1944, in Ramat Hakovesh. He studied at the elementary school in Ramat Hakovesh and later graduated from the kibbutz high school. Jonathan’s approach to studies was serious and mature and he was particularly interested in biology, history, and economics. He also took an interest in the problems of the state and society and took part in social and cultural activities on the kibbutz. While he was in high school he began to devote himself to the knowledge of the country. He participated in courses conducted by the Kibbutz Ha-Meuchad division and frequently read books dealing with Israel and its landscapes. Together with his kibbutz friends, he went on patrols and trips by car and foot. Indeed, there were few places in the country that he did not visit. Jonathan was an outstanding athlete, especially in light athletics and basketball. When he was a high school student, he won many prizes in running and jumping competitions. He was an outstanding basketball player and belonged to the basketball team of “Hapoel” Ramat Hakovesh, who played in the first league basketball games. Jonathan was drafted into the IDF in August 1962 and assigned to the Armored Corps. After a period of service, he was sent to an officers’ course and finished as an outstanding departmental apprentice. After that, he successfully completed a course for armored corps officers and was assigned the position of commander of a reconnaissance unit in a tank battalion. He was an excellent professional and an excellent armor commander, who was admired by his commanders and admired by his subordinates. In mid-August 1965, Jonathan was discharged from the regular army and assigned to a reserve unit of the Armored Corps, as commander of a reconnaissance team. This unit is called for periods of reserve service. During the Six-Day War he served in a reconnaissance unit in the division of Major-General Sharon and was one of the first soldiers to reach the Suez Canal. Yehonatan was an active member of the Hakibbutz Hameuchad Brigade and after completing his regular service in the IDF, he was sent to the Bnei Brak branch of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed youth movement and served for a year as the center of the branch. (Engel), who fell in the Yom Kippur War, to travel around the world. Equipped with a few means and resourceful and improvised skills, toured the Far East countries – Singapore, Japan and Thailand and finished their tour on a trip across the United States. In 1968 he married Yael, a member of Kibbutz Ramat Hakovesh and in 1970 their son Dotan was born. Jonathan served as the center of the banana industry in the agriculture and was responsible for the orchard, which covers 150 dunams. As part of the plantation, a plot was conducted in which agricultural experiments were conducted on behalf of the training center next to the Ministry of Agriculture. He was active in various committees, was a member of the Economics Committee and was responsible for the Education Committee. In the course of time he managed to complete his matriculation exams and was to study biology at the university. During the War of Attrition he served as the commander of a stronghold on the Suez Canal. In 1970 he successfully completed a course for company commanders in the armored corps and in 1973 was promoted to captain. During the Yom Kippur War, his unit participated in the battles against the Syrians in the Golan Heights. In these battles he served as the deputy commander of a reconnaissance company in an armored unit. On October 8, 1973, Yehonatan was killed and killed in the battle on Tel-Jukhader. He was brought to rest in the Ramat Hakovesh cemetery. He left behind a wife, son, parents, sister and brother. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Captain Jonathan served in the Armored Corps, excelled as a professional officer with great courage and resourcefulness, stood out in full readiness to come to the aid of his subordinates in every situation at any time. All of us. “
