Hoffman, Alejandro (Ella)
The eldest son of Alicia and Roberto-Jorge, a brother of Barbie. He was born on March 19, 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ella was the son, the grandson, the great-grandson, and the first nephew, and everyone was crazy about him. At the age of two he went to kindergarten, and there he was a small general. He was a friend of all the children and a leader who all followed him. Ella attended the “Herzl” Jewish elementary school in Buenos Aires. The family immigrated to Israel in 1986, first to the kibbutz in Kibbutz Dafna and after a year were absorbed in Kibbutz Misgav Am. Ella quickly integrated into the “Ali Geva” elementary school in Kfar Giladi, where he successfully dealt with the new language, culture and customs. It was hard for his teachers to withstand the flood of difficult questions he was constantly asked about and defined him as curious and opinionated. Ella was a thorough, profound, smiling and diligent student who demanded that he receive additional help in his studies in order to improve his Hebrew. Although he was told he could only go on to a partial matriculation certificate, Ella studied at the “Har V’Gai” school in Kibbutz Dafna and reached full maturity and high achievements thanks to his diligence and determination. He also spent this knowledge, but like everything else, he did so in his quiet and special way. Ella did not like to drink, and when he and his friends went to the pubs he regularly kept a bag of cornflakes under his arm. His friends knew he could be trusted and that at the end of the evening he would return them safely to their homes. Ella was a born athlete and an avid supporter of athletics – long jump and height – rowing, tennis, but above all – team sports. He played for the Hapoel Galil Elyon youth team, was chosen for the “Year of the Year” in 1992, and a year later led his team to victory when they received the State Cup in basketball. Apart from being a gifted athlete, Ella was interested in art, enjoying classical music (especially Mozart), and frequent and long visits to museums (especially those that exhibited works by Picasso and Miro). He did well in Kibbutz Misgav Am. He worked after school picking apples and cherries, and even coordinated the picking and watering of the groves, a rare achievement for his age. He fought to get ahead of his service, and wanted to reach the naval commando with all his might, which was prevented because of health problems. Ella’s service was advanced, at his request, and he was drafted into the IDF in late July 1995. Ella was recruited to the Nahal unit of the Nahal unit and became a magistrate, a position he took great pride in and served the best. He completed a course for sergeants and was about to graduate from the officers’ course, and he successfully passed a parachuting course, which was given to him as compensation after an operational activity in Lebanon, and was proud of the wings of his paratroop he wore on his uniform. On the evening of the 28th of Shvat 577 (February 4, 1997), the helicopter disaster occurred when two Yasur helicopters collided over Moshav Shear Yashuv, and the seventy-three fighters who made their way to operational activity Were killed, among them Ella, who was laid to rest in the military section of the Misgav Am cemetery He was survived by his parents and sister, and was followed by his parents and a sister in a condolence letter: “He was an outstanding fighter in all his limbs, a soldier whose teammates took pride in him. He was a very Zionist, a high-value fighter who believed in everything he did and aspired to excellence in every field he dealt with. Yafit, from the high school where Ella studied, wrote: “Because you had a name and a floor and a walk and a lot of dreams, and a sea of pride.”You were a proud or poisoned soldier, as you said. / You were, and you are no longer.” The family of Ella and the members of Misgav Am published a booklet in his memory, In which he collected excerpts from the obituary and farewell of friends and lovers, and produced a film called “Open Circles”
