Itzik, Yehuda

Son of Shlomo Cohen Vita. He was born in Netanya on January 1, 1951. He attended the Ussishkin Elementary School and the Tchernichovsky Evening High School, both in Netanya, and was a member of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed youth movement and spent most of the hours He participated in folk dance circles and in Netanya’s dance troupe, was kind and volunteered for Magen David Adom and honored his parents and loved them with all his might and was drafted into the IDF in November 1968. On the 23rd of Marcheshvan (November 4, 1969), fell in the vicinity of the Suez Canal, when he was hit by an enemy sniper. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Netanya. In his letter of condolence to the family, his commander wrote lines in his memory: “Itzik was very fond of his friends and his behavior was to the satisfaction of the entire public.” He was not afraid to go down the lines and lead water supplies, Was shot by a sniper and hurt in the Lev. “