Hajaj, Amos (‘Homi’)

Son of David and Viola. He was born on August 15, 1958 in Holon. After completing his studies at the ORT vocational high school in Holon, he worked as a mechanic and managed to save money. Amos was an alert and energetic boy, a social man who was accepted by everyone around him. After a while he volunteered to work at Kibbutz Reim, where his sister served in the Nahal Brigade, and was quickly absorbed in the new company. Amos was drafted into the IDF in May 1976 and volunteered for the Infantry as a parachutist, and after completing his basic training he completed a diving course and was very successful in all the tasks he was assigned. 1977) was killed while carrying out a helicopter crash in the Jordan Valley, killing 54. He was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Holon and left behind his parents, two brothers and a sister, To the synagogue in Kiryat Sharet in Holon.