Hovan, Avraham

Avraham, son of Hannah and Shlomo z “l, was born on the 29th of Cheshvan 5711 (29.11.1951) in Haifa. He studied at the Geula Elementary School in Haifa and at the Kfar Masaryk boarding school, and continued his studies at the “Sammat” high school in Haifa and at the maritime school in Kfar Zamir, where Avraham fell in the Sinai Campaign in 1956, Was five years old, which left her mark on everything that had happened since then: From the day the father fell until she married her again, his mother fell under the burden of supporting the family, which included Avraham, another sister, who was two years his senior. And this is apparently the reason for his wanderings from one school to another and the fact that he did not finish high school, In the job, which he started after he left school, he worked in the garage of the Electric Company in Haifa, and completed his career in the automotive mechanics profession, where he became a soldier until his induction into the IDF. His friends testified that he had a sense of intelligence, a genuine desire to work, excellent planning and execution, and professional responsibility. Avraham was drafted into the IDF at the end of August 1972 and assigned to the Nahal Brigade. After completing his basic training, he completed a course for squad commanders, but was unable to complete it, since the Yom Kippur War interrupted the course before it ended. He was a loyal and dedicated soldier, loved by his commanders and friends. Everyone remembers him as a man who excelled in loving others and always offered help to his comrades in arms. In the Yom Kippur War, Avraham participated with his unit in the battles of containment and break-ins against the Egyptians in the Sinai. He was one of the forces breaking into the West Bank of the Suez Canal. On the 19th of Tishrei 5734 (19.10.1973), Abraham was hit in the shelling when his company was preparing to cross the canal and was killed there. He was brought to eternal rest in the Haifa cemetery. Survived by a mother and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal.