Born in 1944 in Irbil, Iraq, Avraham was the fifth son in a family of seven, and at the age of four he was sent to a beit midrash to study Torah with his uncle, who ran the institution. His father was engaged in agriculture, dyeing cloth and selling sheep’s wool, and so Avraham’s first experiences were related to nature: riding horses and hiking along the rivers, he was very attached to his father, his eyes were black, and his face expressed joy and a sense of security. Avraham was seven years old when he immigrated with his family to Israel, and the family was sent to the transit camp, which was established near Tel Adashim and Kib The family believed that this was the way to settle the country, and Avraham began studying at the school in the transit camp with his sister Shoshana, both of whom were prominent in their diligence in their studies and their rapid ability to be absorbed in the company. For his work. Avraham was absorbed in the local school and skipped two classes, due to his knowledge of the material. When the then President of Israel, Yitzhak Son of-Zvi, visited Migdal Ha’Emek, Avraham, the outstanding and pleasant student, was chosen to hand him the bouquet of flowers. He did his high school studies at the “Iron” agricultural school in Hadera, under the conditions of a boarding school. Where Abraham’s leadership, his dedication to his work in the various branches of the economy, and his responsibility for carrying out his work were revealed by his friends. Abraham also guided new students who came to the institution. During all his years of study, he did not complain about difficult conditions, the quality of the living or the quality of the food. He knew how to adapt to the scene, and was pleased with what was already there. Before he enlisted, Avraham worked in the forests of Kfar Hahoresh. Due to his familiarity with agriculture, he became a guide to the older workers who worked with him. It embarrassed him at first, but he managed to make a respectful relationship with them, though he was not willing to compromise on the quality of work and discipline in it, and they loved and admired him. All this time, Avraham asked the army to be a soldier, despite his youth. Until his enlistment, he was in training at Kibbutz Huliot. In 1960, Avraham enlisted in the IDF and served in the field units, Nahal, Golani, in the position of deputy brigade commander, and even commanded a minority unit as brigade commander. He studied at Tel Aviv University and had a BA in General History and the Middle East. In the Yom Kippur War, Avraham was a student at the “Po’am” and was called to the battlefield in the north, where he was wounded in a fierce battle for Mount Hermon, where he was hospitalized for eight months, undergoing a series of operations and treatments. : In 1976, Avraham married Tamar, a member of Kibbutz Shefayim and his clerk in the Golani Brigade, who was a member of Kibbutz Shefayim, The couple had a son and a daughter, and because of his role in the IDF, Avraham did not spend much of his time in his home during the week Hold on to his family. He also maintained a constant and warm relationship with the extended family, and tried to unite her around him, especially during the holidays. As part of his service he was offered a year of training in the United States. He studied at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and wrote extensive work on “the ethnic groups in Lebanon and their influence on the Lebanese army.” To his friends in Shfayim, he wrote that his longing for Israel reminds him of the longing he felt as a small child in Iraq to a distant land, the land of the Jews, and Jerusalem as its capital. When he returned from the United States, the chief of staff asked him to serve as the head of the SLA in Lebanon. He spoke Arabic, and went out and entered Lebanon even before the Peace for Galilee war in his capacity as advisor to the commander of the SLAHe was not comfortable with this difficult role in “a country that eats its inhabitants” as a Lebanon, but he understood the importance of the mission for the inhabitants of the northern border, and did his job with all his devotion and professionalism. One, as everyone called it, was a closed, introverted person. He talked little about himself, but he knew how to speak to the soldiers honestly and frankly, and when he opened, he also had a sense of humor. His soldiers adored him. His face was the face of a child, and he usually walked without ranks; He wore them only on formal occasions. During the period of terrorist infiltrations in the north he slept with his soldiers on the beach, huddled in a sleeping bag, and did not use the room he had at his disposal in the kibbutz A few months before his fall, Hiddo was asked to serve as a model for the study of the Van Leer Institute for Oriental Jews, and he refused and replied that he had never felt discriminated against or discriminated against , And never asked to be given. “I have to give everything I can, including what is most precious to me, my life – and this country should give I have the independence, the freedom, the national pride, the Zionist flag, and that is what I get. “Col. Avraham Hiddo fell in battle on February 18, 1985, from an ambush by terrorists at the Arab-Salim bridge in Lebanon In the Peace for Galilee War. He was 40 years old when he died. He was brought to rest at Kibbutz Shefayim. He left behind a wife, a son and a daughter, and six brothers and sisters. Chief of Staff Moshe Levy said about his open grave: “He was a Golani at his best. With professional knowledge, did the gray and continuous work without complaining, minimizing words and deeds. In the Golan Heights, the Golani Brigade has a large part “
