HaYisraeli, Navot

Son of Barka and Shimon, born on the 11th of Kislev 5765 (November 11, 1964) in Kibbutz Givat Haim Hayud in the Hefer Valley, was a gifted and sensitive child, and when he was a child he had a strong tendency to paint. He was very fond of cinema, and in his Bar Mitzvah year he made an animated film produced by the photography and animation studios at Kibbutz Ein Gedi, where he studied at the kibbutz elementary school and continued his studies at the Hof Hacarmel Regional High School near Kibbutz Ma’agan Michael. There he was praised by his teachers, especially in the fields of art and cinema, but not all of the teachers managed to get in. Some of them did not accept the authority of some of them, When the war broke out in Lebanon, and the cowshed team was mobilized for reserve duty, Navot remained in charge of the branch, with the staff manned by the children, and when they returned to the cowsheds after the war, they praised him for his performance A dairy farm, one of the largest in the country, in such difficult conditions and in such a successful manner.In early February 1983, Navot joined the IDF. After choosing a choice, he chose to serve in the “Shaked” reconnaissance unit, which was then established as a brigade patrol. He began training in the brigade training base at Ketziot, and his commanders noted him as “a responsible, serious and highly motivated guy who spent a lot of time in the unit, was accepted by everyone, and even when he had difficulty in the physical effort involved in training, “He said. On the 27th of Adar 5743 (11.3.1983) he fell during his service. He was 18 years old when he died. Navot was laid to rest in his kibbutz, Givat Hayim-Ihud. He left behind his parents and two brothers: his twin brother, and a man 11 years his junior. The commander of his unit wrote about him in a letter of condolence to his family: “Navot was a soldier and a model member, helped his friends and encouraged their spirit.