Inbar, Haim

Son of Shraga and Leah. He was born on September 6, 1946 in Haifa. A descendant of a family that became rooted in the country with the beginning of the new Jewish settlement. His mother was born to a family of Safed Jews; His father is a member of an old Safed family, one of the first settlers in the Golan Heights in the years 1888-1919, within the framework of the Bnei Yehuda Association in the village of Bir a-Shikum, east of Ein-Gev. He spent his childhood in Haifa (in the lower city) and later in the Neve Sha’anan neighborhood, where he remained faithful all his life. He grew up in Haifa and sucked on the love of the homeland and its landscapes. He attended the “Alliance” elementary school and was a member of the Scouts movement in the Carmel tribe in Neve Sha’anan. He was a devoted and loyal friend of the movement and its principles, and devoted a great deal of time to it, and in the end he also went with the movement for training in Geva. He loved original Hebrew literature and in his home was a collection of books he bought with his savings. As an adult, he studied literature on the historical and military issues of the Land of Israel. At the same time, he loved manual labor, nurtured an ornamental garden wherever he lived and with his own hands made various accessories for his household and was proud of it. With the establishment of the State of Israel, he was already in the ranks of the Haganah in training at Hefzi-bah and Beit Alpha. Haim was conscripted into compulsory military service in the IDF at the end of April 1948 and served in the Carmeli Brigade about forty days after he joined the ranks of his fighters, his brother Samuel (three years older) fell in battle with Malkia and his burial place is unknown. He took care of the fate of the family, supported his bereaved mother, and helped his father, whose eyesight was extinguished and where he could help his sister and younger brother, And to learn to love, honor and appreciate the profession he was involved in. He was sent to various courses, professional and other, for IDF officers. In 1950 he was appointed commander of a workshop in the Ordnance Corps with the rank of lieutenant colonel. His job was very responsible and he fulfilled his task with a sense of mission. There was a mixture of a friend and an officer, and it was hard to distinguish the boundaries between them. He loved order and organization, demanded self-sufficiency, and insisted on discipline and military orders. Along with the meticulousness of carrying out the task, he also knew how to take care of his paternal cares and always wanted to find a perfect match between the job and the person. It was a special gift for him to listen to his friends patiently and only at the end would he express his opinion even if he did not agree with them and would say so without harming them. In 1954, Haim built his home, of course in Neve Sha’anan, and together with his wife established a family nest that became a warm, pleasant and admirable corner. The two girls who were born to them added to the house. Chaim’s slightly shy and smiling smile, his quiet gaze and his good spirit made the house and all its surroundings pleasant and pleasant. In those years, it was as if a wonderful and unique inner perfection and peace had arrived. It was pleasant to be with him; He was an air of pleasantness and kindness to his surroundings, his willingness to help a friend, to sell and to be near. He was loved and accepted in every society and circle, in the army, among his neighbors and among the wide family. Despite his age, he participated in various courses and in 1962-1963 he completed an advanced technical course for officers of the Ordnance Corps and was awarded the rank of Major. With all his interest in military work, his thirst for knowledge and education never ceased, and he began to study in evening classes, passed preliminary examinations and matriculation exams, and in 1970 began studying at the University of Haifa in the Department of Political Science. In his last years he served in the navy and held a responsible professional position. He was sent abroad several times, performed his duties with loyalty and excellence, and was highly regarded for this. On the 23rd of Tevet 5731 (23.1.1971), he fell in the armyWhen fulfilling his duties. He left a wife and two daughters. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa