Jacob, Aviezer

Aviezer, son of Fruma and Nachum, was born on August 28, 1941. He studied at the elementary school of the Zevulun bloc and continued his high school studies at the Kaduri High School. , Who was known to be close to him – Buzi – as a child, his individualistic tendencies were revealed: he was looking for his own way of life and often collided with the rules of the general order that were imposed on him.was a good student and was involved in the social activities of his school, Held in the framework of the Gadna. When he was in ninth grade, he turned to his teacher and expressed his desire to continue his studies at the famous Kaduri school. Aviezer respected this educational institution because of the independent regime of its students. He went on trips with his classmates, and especially liked the dawn trips. “To climb the top of the tabor on a rainy day and wrap myself in the clouds – what better?” He used to say. Indeed, relatives were landscapes of the country and the corners of grace returned to Aviezer’s Lev. He knew the desert vegetation well, was well versed in archeology and devoted time and energy to diving. Aviezer loved literature and good poetry, and did not even skip philosophy books. He had a large library and a collection of photographs and slides of his travels. Aviezer was drafted into the IDF in early 1959 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade, after completing basic training, and was assigned to the Giv’on Brigade in the Golani Brigade. In May 1962, Avi completed his compulsory army service and returned to the Osha group. For three years he served as the dairy coordinator and in the autumn of 1965 he set out for Finland as part of an exchange program for farmers. He spent many weeks with a family of farmers in a remote northern region in Finland, and forged strong friendships with local people who had never heard of the existence of the State of Israel. He took advantage of his stay in Finland for tours and trips in the lakes and fjords, visited Lapland, and on his way toured some of Western Europe. When he returned to the farm he had to decide where he was going. After deliberation and deliberation Avi decided to leave Usha. His friends explain that at this stage in his life he had to give vent to his unique character. For about six months he worked in the Timna mines and decided that he would not realize his self. He tried his hand at raising melons, worked in a field school in Ein Gedi and got to know the ways of the desert. During the Six-Day War he participated in battles for the positions of Abdul Aziz, Nabi Samuel, Shuafat and Givat Hamivtar on the way to Jerusalem. For his work in the campaign, he was awarded the “Six Day War”. After the war, he joined the settlers of Neot Hakikar and served as a tour guide there. His Lev was captivated by the expanses of southern Sinai, and he did not stop telling the beauty of the magical desert. He later left Neot Hakikar, moved to Jerusalem and worked as an independent guide in Sinai and the Judean Desert. Shortly before the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War, Aviezer and two of his colleagues won a tender to set up a tour company in Sharm el-Sheikh. My father dreamed of building a house in the southern point of the Sinai Peninsula. For him, in Sharm el-Sheikh he joined the sea view to the charms of the desert. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Aviezer was in the midst of negotiations with a company in Tel Aviv, which undertook to finance the expenses of the new factory in Sharm el-Sheikh. Aviezer hurried to his unit with the documents and the contract that had just been signed. His unit, a armored infantry unit, was sent to the southern front, participated in the battles of containment and break-up, and crossed the canal in BadrTo the capital of Egypt. On October 24, 1973, Avi was killed by shrapnel during the battle for the city of Suez. He was laid to rest in the civil cemetery in Usha. Survived by father, mother, brother and sister. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Lt. Ya’akov served in our unit as commander of the armored infantry unit. He proved himself to be an excellent professional, courageous and dedicated. His colleagues in the Sharm el-Sheikh tour company attributed the company’s name to Avi Tours, thus perpetuating the work of Aviezer, who dreamed of bringing the country’s people and tourists closer to the southern corner of Sinai. A book called “Avi” was published in his memory.