Hornong, Tzipi (Zipora)

Daughter of Hannah and Joseph. Born on 10 May 1951 in Netanya, a nurse to Rachel Tuval, Tzipi studied in Netanya, in the elementary schools “Alumot” and “Bialik”, and in the biological direction of “Tchernichovsky High School.” From the beginning of her high school studies she was prominent in her serious and serious approach She joined the IDF in November 1969, was appointed to serve in the Intelligence Corps and was highly respected for her performance. After her discharge she began to study psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1976 she received her first degree, and in 1979 she received her second degree, and then decided to return to military service, this time as a psychologist. In May 1980, Tzipi enlisted in the IDF, and with her dedication, diligence, high professional standards, and the most prominent characteristics of her personality – honesty and decency – she quickly climbed to the rank of lieutenant colonel. After three years, she was appointed organizational psychologist for the Armored Corps in the Golan Heights, and served as an officer for sorting and research in the infantry psychology section where she was responsible for screening systems and established the evaluation centers. In addition, she was involved in planning and applied research. In 1984, she headed the psychology department of the infantry brigade, and in 1988 she established the psychology unit in the Nahal paramilitary unit and served as the corps’s chief psychologist. “To. In all the positions she performed, Tzipi proved highly motivated, demanding for her subordinates, but even more so towards herself, and she insisted on promoting and changing patterns and frameworks that seemed to her unsatisfactory. Alongside her work, she devoted her time to reading books, listening to music and interest in art. On 6 June 1996, Tzipi died at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer after a seven-month struggle with a serious illness. She was forty-five when she died. Tzipi was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Netanya. She left parents and a sister. In his letter to the bereaved family, Lt. Col. Daniel wrote: “Tzipi was very prominent in the system, a pillar of the IDF’s Behavioral Sciences Department, an organizational consultant and a special officer, who led and built key projects in the department. On professional matters that she believed, she was a model of decisiveness, of striving for perfection, of fairness and of integrity, for which she fought without fear. “