Hershkowitz, Orel-Ofer

Born on 17.04.1936 in Romania, Orel, son of Penny and Naftali-Kalman graduated from elementary and high school in Bucharest and immigrated to Israel in June 1966. Orel was orphaned from his father when he was five years old. The father died of martyrdom in a massacre committed by Nazi partners in Bucharest, and Orel was educated by his mother and by his stepfather. He was given a Jewish and general education and he also paid a professional school. He was a sports fan, especially loved swimming and spent a lot of time. His main hobby was writing poetry. From childhood he composed songs and when he left Romania on his way to Israel, he left behind all his songs with his friends. In Romania, Urel was not accepted to university because of his Jewishness. Therefore, he worked as a technician on the local television station and was also fired from this job and from other places of work after he submitted applications to immigrate to Israel. In 1957 he joined the Romanian army to fulfill his duty, but was released shortly after the end of his service, when he learned that he had a brother in Israel. After immigrating to Israel, Orel finished his studies at the ulpan. He excelled in his studies, learned Hebrew quickly and even composed poems in his new language. Orel was drafted into the IDF in December 1967, but served for a short period of time, having already served in a foreign army, after being discharged from the regular army, he worked in various places, was assigned to the Ashdod port and worked in the factory. He was a devoted and loyal man, a loyal and devoted man to his family, his wife, his two daughters, and especially his mother, Who raised and nurtured him with great concern, and was a good friend, honest and conscientious, in the Yom Kippur War Aurel was sent to join the Armored Corps in the Sinai and on his way to El Arish he fell in the course of his duty on the 7 th of October 1973. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery In a letter to the bereaved family, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan wrote that Orel was a devoted soldier, a loyal friend who loved his commanders and his comrades in arms.