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Kahane, Yigal

Kahane, Yigal


Son of Shmuel and Gila. He was born on February 4, 1948 in Afula to an agricultural family. He spent his early years in Kfar Yehezkel and at the age of three and a half moved with his family to Bustan Hagalil. Even when he was soft in years, he loved agriculture and the green fields and the life they had. He completed his elementary studies at Moshav Regba in the Western Galilee and later moved to the agricultural high school in Mikveh Israel, but in 12th grade he moved to the agricultural technical school in Yad Natan, where he was interested in literature and found great writing skills. He was very enthusiastic about the game and later joined Hapoel as a goalkeeper for Hapoel, and at the age of seventeen he was transferred to the senior team and often achieved achievements until he was considered one of the best young goalkeepers in the country, Was seriously injured in the back and had to be stopped for a considerable period of time His cause was until he was drafted into the IDF. After his induction, he had a strong love for the army and was so devoted to him that he also rejected the soccer game. He admired and was enthusiastic about the high level of the army in both the professional and the social and human spheres. After completing ten months in the army, he received command in the Golani Brigade and commanded a class of several years older than him – with the outbreak of the Six-Day War, he was still in compulsory service at the time In every letter to the home he used to point out the high morale of the army and to express his enthusiasm for carrying out any mission he was assigned to him.Igal’s unit was occupied by Tel Faher in the Golan Heights, 1967), in which a few individuals – including Yigal – succeeded in penetrating into the Syrian posts with efficiency and courage to clean the bunkers and In November 1967, a memorial plaque was erected in his honor and commemorated in the synagogue of the city of Afula, and he was buried in the military cemetery in Afula and was later transferred to the military cemetery in Nahariya. Moshav Bustan Hagalil A memorial plaque was erected at the central synagogue in Acre, and its name was commemorated in the booklet of the regional council of Ga’aton and in a booklet published by the municipality of Akko.

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