Jordan (Avina), Ilan
Ilan (Efraim-Menodar), son of Parnegis and Yitzhak, was born on the 15th of Shevat 5705 (15.1.1945) in Persia, and immigrated to Israel as part of Youth Aliyah in 1957. In his hometown he began his studies and finished in Israel – at the Johanna Jabotinsky Youth Village. Ilan had been ambitious since childhood. From the age of eight, when you got rid of his father, he learned to manage on his own, worked hard and worked for a living. But he was always optimistic and knew how to get the best from any bad situation. Adam was Simcha, and did not share his concerns, because he did not want to worry anyone. His love for his friends and his consideration of others were something for his friends. He always helped them, did not hold a grudge, gave up and forgave and helped to bring peace to his friends. He courteously and courteously approached everyone, willingly and kindly. A pleasant man had a conversation, his tongue clean and his words balanced. Ilan was drafted into the IDF in August 1964 and assigned to the Artillery Corps, where he trained in firefighters’ courses and a 120mm mortar course. His friends tell him that he was a quiet, modest soldier who did everything he was willing to do. On his release certificate, his commanders wrote: “Ilan is a disciplined soldier, fulfilling all his duties with dedication and responsibility, to the satisfaction of his commanders.” For his participation in the war in 1967 he was awarded the “Six Day War”. After being released from regular army service, he was called for periods of reserve duty. When he returned to civilian life, he devoted himself to establishing his economic status. His profession – producing neon signs – was studied during his regular military service. He marveled at his “golden hands,” and his loyal clients praised him for his diligence and diligence, for his smile and for his gentleness. The happiest moment in his life, his wife says, was Mazal, when he was informed of the birth of his son, Isaac. His son, named after his father, was the center of his entire world and he wanted to give him everything he had been denied in his life – a warm family home and proper studies. When the Yom Kippur War broke out Ilan was drafted and sent with his unit to the front in Sinai. On the 17th of Tishrei 5734 (17.10.1973), in the area of the Gidi passes, Ilan was killed when a 160 mm mortar shell exploded and he was brought to eternal rest in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery, leaving behind a wife and son, mother, brother Vashti After his death, he was promoted to the rank of corporal, and in a letter of condolences to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Ilan performed his mission quietly and modestly. His family donated religious objects to the Orach Chaim synagogue in Jaffa, and books of Psalms, prayer arrangements and a clock for the synagogue of the Mashhad immigrants in Bnei Brak; His battalion published a pamphlet in memory of his fallen soldiers and Ilan among them.
