Son of-Ein-Ya and Mordechai, was born on 13.3.1960 in New York, while his parents were on a mission from the Zim company. It was named for his grandfather, Ephraim, who was one of the founders of the Kiryat Anavim group. When he was four years old, the family returned to Israel and Effi began to study in Haifa in the regular route of kindergarten and the “Zichron Yosef” elementary school in the Haifa mansion. Effie was a Simcha child, interested in his surroundings, loved nature and the universe, and was fascinated by the music. On the Carmel, whose landscape grew, he used to walk on foot, get to know the flora and fauna found in it and enjoy the scenery. When Effi was ten years old, the family returned to New York for their father’s work. Efi’s curiosity led him to meet every corner of the big city. He loved his special rhythm of life and spent many hours at the Natural History Museum and the Planetarium. In New York, Efi studied at the Rezem yeshiva for five years, debated with the rabbis about the laws of the Talmud and sang all the prayers as qualified. His favorite subjects were mathematics and science. When he returned to Israel, Effie joined the “Reali” school in Haifa and completed it in a mathematical and scientific direction. Lafi had many hobbies: he liked to read science books and encyclopedias, and he liked to play chess, bridge, and tennis. He listened to music and recorded a large collection of tapes with delicate and sensitive music by both American bands and Israeli singers. In the framework of the school, Effi belonged to the Gadna, and was also a member of the Scouts movement in Haifa, and before his enlistment, the movement’s Nahal Brigade disbanded, and Effi, with seven other members, chose to serve in the IAF. My nose was strong, sturdy, tall, with fair hair and blue eyes. From childhood he had aspired to be a pilot, and he had gone through all the stages gradually and without difficulty. When he reached the flight stage on Fugue, he was left alone from the seven. However, on the day of the signing of the peace treaty with Egypt, Efi wanted to leave the course because he was not prepared to devote nine years of life to the military framework in a state of peace in the country. By nature, Effi was an individualist and did not like military hierarchy and orders, but he recognized his national duty. He told his parents that if he was not a pilot, he would have to be an officer. And he turned to the Artillery Corps. The sharpening of the brain, required in this unit in mathematical calculations, was a challenge. Indeed, Effi was sent immediately to the officers’ course and proved his ability as an excellent performer, quietly, with complete self-control and with exemplary modesty. The Peace for Galilee War broke out after completing a course for company commanders, and was positioned as an artillery range in front lines. Effi fought in difficult conditions with the Syrians, with a close watch on his eyes and orders orders of fire and precision and precision. His commander also noted that Effi “acted very well, with extraordinary courage.” He was a quiet soldier, very modest and did his job very efficiently. After his fall he was promoted to captain. Effi was 22 years old when he fell in combat on 28 June 1982, four weeks before his military service ended. He was accepted into a mathematical-scientific trend at the Technion and was about to start his own family. Effi was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. He was followed by parents and three sisters.
