Haziza, Ilan

Son of Shoshana and Shmuel. He was born on October 27, 1967 in Ra’anana. He began his studies at the Meged Elementary School, and continued in the “Ostrovsky” high school and social studies. Ilan was known to be a fighter in everything related to academic achievements. He was open and free with his friends, but at the same time he did everything with great deliberation and faith. Ilan was an outstanding athlete with extraordinary energy, always in motion and in action. The music was his great love. She filled it and he gave her his energy and time. His friends say he was laughing and living all the time. He had a tape recorder on his shoulder and music in his head, ears, and legs. Between high school and enlistment he worked in the factory where his father worked, and excelled at the precision, efficiency and concentration that always characterized him. Ilan never revealed his weaknesses, he radiated warmth, optimism, a lot of joy and light. At the beginning of February 1986, Ilan was drafted into the IDF and enlisted in the armored corps, but at first he did not like being a soldier, but he began to love the tank and his friends. At the beginning of April, Ilan went on a regular vacation, but was called back during the holiday, due to operational activity in Lebanon. On April 10, 1987, Ilan fell in the line of duty when he encountered a tank ambush and was buried at the cemetery in Ra’anana. Survived by his parents, sister Iris and brother Tamir. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Ilan was a disciplined soldier, he contributed to others, and served a good atmosphere among his friends. The defense minister wrote: “An excellent soldier and loved by everyone who knew him.” The Jewish student movement in Rome planted a tree in his memory. His parents and his unit donated a Torah library to a synagogue in Ra’anana. From the song “Zichroni”, written by his mother two weeks after his fall: “When the horizon reddened in red, and the shadow of twilight fell, my memory remembered the experiences we experienced together. You’ll never forget that. “