Ifergan, Albert (“Avi”)

Son of Yaish (Chaim) and Rachel. Born on 20.6.1952 in Casablanca, Morocco, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1961. He attended the Geula School in Acre. He was always the central figure in his class. A loyal friend and friend of all the other students, just as he was a friend of every boy in the neighborhood. Albert did his best to keep learning. He refused to succumb to the economic difficulties in his home, which prevented him from continuing his studies and thus arrived at an evening school for working youth, the Second Aliyah in Acre. Even during the course of his studies, the family problems weighed on him quite a bit, but his strong desire, his ambition and his belief that his part would ultimately improve him helped him overcome the difficulties that lay in his way. He was a member of the youth club that was established in the Napoleon transit camp in Acre, stood out for his fine manners and was willing to serve as a guide for sports activities for young children. He was one of the prominent leaders of the Youth House, who helped to nurture and educate young people. Albert was a devoted son to his parents and a loyal and kind friend. By nature he was a straight, modest, quiet boy who was always a model for those around him. His hobbies were trips and trips all over the country and bad parties. Each trip was the first to appear on the list and each mission was the first volunteer. He spent most of his time working with her teachers and when he got to school he was tired and exhausted – but he did not miss a single lesson. Albert was a diligent and diligent student at school, and outside the school walls he was both obedient and physically fit. He was drafted into the IDF in the first week of May 1970. He loved the army and his uniform, and despite his hard training, summer training and winter training, he never complained, his mental calm and self-discipline helped him easily fit in with his army friends. Even when he was angry, he would restrain himself and always keep his calm and smiling expression.One of his comrades in arms, who had been with Albert in a place where a friend could be seen, Said that when the unit was assigned a certain mission, Albert performed it to the best and even helped the soldiers who had difficulty with it His good and pure Lev and righteous thoughts affected all his friends, and he fell in operational action while serving on a regular service, on the morning of the 27th of Adar 5732 (March 7, 1972) and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Nahariya. , Wrote the commander of his unit, among other things: “Albert was a model and a model for a soldier in the IDF, and the qualities of an excellent, courageous, resourceful fighter were integrated into him.