Hershkowitz, Karni

Ben Esther-Chaya and Chaim-Meir. Born on 20.8.1974 in Petach Tikvah, the second of five children, Karni began his studies at Netzach Yisrael Elementary School in his hometown, continued to the Kiryat Youth High School in Jerusalem and moved to the Torah High School He was a quiet and disciplined man, dedicated to his family and with extensive social connections, was observant, read books and loved traveling around the country. In January 1993, Karni was drafted into the IDF and served as a cook and kashrut supervisor in the UN liaison unit on the Golan Heights, and his commanders said that he was a devoted soldier, He was buried at the Segula military cemetery in Petach Tikvah and was survived by his parents, two brothers, Asher and Arik and two sisters – Kalia and Tzipi – at his grave, Lt. Colonel Amir Mokady, commander of the UN Liaison Unit, said: “Everyone who came to our camp in the Golan Heights knew Karni, It is a name not only among the members of the unit, but among the UN personnel with whom we work and even among the neighboring units. We’ll miss you, Karni. We salute a friend who is not. “His family commemorated him in a Torah library that was put into the Darchei Noam synagogue in Petah Tikva.