Isami, Manam
Son of Afaf and Ramzi. He was born on 25.1.1989 in Dalit al-Carmel. The youngest son of his parents and the younger brother of Saher, Suhair, Kassem, Janet, and Nabiha. Menahem was born into a warm, loving family. He was a baby with a special beauty and a charming smile close to his parents’ heart. When he was born he brought joy to the family. His nickname in the family was “Noam”. As a child he was encouraged by family and treats. In his childhood and youth he had a lively and joyful melody. He was active among the madatzim (youth counselors) in the Scouts youth movement, he was a counselor in summer camps and he loved sports activities, especially swimming, he had a sense of humor, he loved to laugh and laugh. A charming and funny guy who loved all his uncles and cousins. “Menam studied at the Hasson Yosef Hasson Elementary School in Daliyat al-Carmel and went on to high school in Kufthan Halabi and finished high school at ORT Ronson Mount Carmel. “Menem was interested in everything, loved to help everyone, was a diligent, courteous student, an example to his younger counterparts.” He liked to travel, listen to music through the computer, and play computer games, and he also enjoyed traveling to the sea to fish and swim. On July 27, 2007 and served for a year and a half as a Givati fighter in the Tzabar Battalion. He completed basic training in the Givati Brigade and advanced training. Rifleman 07. Completed a tour and served as a combat soldier in the auxiliary company’s reconnaissance unit. During Operation Cast Lead in December 2008, he even served in Gaza and was one of the first to take part in the battles. Lt. Col. Oren Zinni, commander of the Tzabar battalion, said that due to family problems, he had given permission to move to a more convenient administrative post at battalion headquarters, so that he could help the family, especially his father, who had muscular dystrophy. I saw a smiling and satisfied soldier, but on the days when you looked so happy, we broke up with you. ” His commanders testify that he was a soldier with a strong desire to help the unit and the house. Shortly before his death he asked for leave to help his brother move. According to one member was pleasing the mainstay in the family, mainly due to medical problems which demanded mutual support and assistance. Private Manam Issami fell during his service on 7 February 2009, and he is twenty years old when he died. He was buried in the military cemetery in Isfiya. Survived by his parents, three sisters and two brothers. The family received the harsh news with great pain. Family members, educators, and fellow students marched after his coffin on his last journey. YouTube videos on the Internet show videos commemorating the funeral procession and the 40th ceremony held at Yad LaBanim, in which he was honored. On his gravestone, the family wanted to engrave the words: “May your memory be engraved in our hearts forever.” His sister Janet wrote in his memory: “Your dear soul is quiet and it lies in our hearts everywhere / your soul rejoices with your laughter and turns into the horizontal of the heart … / You are here, oh the fire of the eyes / from every angle … / You share our life forever …” “I can not describe the shock and the pain over the loss,” said Hazi Galili, a sergeant sergeant in the Tzabar Brigades, in a time when there was joy under my command, I discovered a person who knew how to honor himself and honor me. . ” His friend Yossi Shoshan testified: “You were a friend and brother, I used to talk to you like a brother to a brother, I miss our laughter, I’ll never remember you, miss you, your friend.”
