Itzhaki, Hedva
Daughter of Abraham and Esther. She was born on 7.11.1953 in Kfar Saba. Her parents, who immigrated to Israel in 1951, had severe absorption problems in Israel. However, the birth of Hedva made them very Simcha and brought about a change in their situation. When the second daughter was born, the family moved to Kiryat Shmona. Hedva was a quiet, modest girl, connected to her parents and helping them all. She completed the Meginim Elementary School in Kiryat Shmona and studied for two years at the Danziger High School in the clerking course. Was loved by her classmates, and her teachers remember her as a quiet, shy student who does everything without noise and noise. Together with four friends, Hedva established a club for young people named Reim. Artists and dancers were invited to the club, lecturers were invited and films were shown. When the time came for her recruitment, Hedva sought – and received – a deferral of service, and she took advantage of the time to continue her studies at the teachers ‘and kindergarten teachers’ seminary in Ahlu in the Jordan Valley. Hedva was recruited to the IDF at the beginning of December 1974 and was assigned to the headquarters of the Chief Education Officer / Teacher’s Unit and was assigned as a soldier-kindergarten teacher in her hometown of Kiryat Shmona, In the Moshav Margaliot in the northern border, Hedva did not spare any effort to nurture and promote the children she had entrusted to her, and she also learned to cook and serve them hot meals, with the help of established contacts with well-to-do families. , And in the few spare time she had taught a dumb girl to read and write After a year of service, on the 15th of Tevet 5736, She was brought to rest in the military section of the Kiryat Shmona cemetery, leaving behind her parents, three sisters, and a brother in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family: “Hedva was a good and dedicated soldier, Who fulfilled her role faithfully and devotedly and always served as a good example to all the soldiers of the unit. “Appreciation for her memory was published in the newsletter” The Gray Lace “- the journal of the IDF Teacher’s Unit, Gal 15, from Adar-Nissan 5736.
