Menachem (Nachi, Nasik), son of Tzippora (Niona) and Yoav, was born on April 3, 1938 in Tel Aviv, where he studied at the “North Education School” elementary school and later attended school Menachem was an enthusiastic athlete with a good physique and a solid body, he loved the sea and devoted every spare hour to him, and as a youth he joined the Hapoel’s sailing team and even won the national sailing championship. He had a good sense of humor, a great deal of repair, dismantling and assembling various instruments, and he was able to derive the fullest pleasure from any activity, including painting, sculpture and carving. Kook, as befits a mature and mature artist. In his paintings he discovered his constant inner ferment, as well as his ability to observe what was happening around him. “Menahem was sociable, but he was able to examine his friends well and assess each of them according to his qualities and abilities. He had wide-laced, generous, lively eyes, and his friend said: “There was a surprising contrast between his size and his decisive movements, and the tenderness in his behavior . His quick reactions and alertness planted the same feeling around him, as if he had a ready answer for every possibility. His quick reactions sometimes preceded even the logical consideration, until he found himself, occasionally, in delicate situations. Menachem was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1956 and was assigned to the Nahal Brigade, where he was trained in a topography course, a parachuting course, and a training course for infantry commanders. He was assigned to the Armored Corps and first became a reconnaissance commander and participated in the war in 1967 and was awarded the “Six Day War.” On October 10, 1973, Menachem was killed by enemy fire on the axis He volunteered to go out alone in a patrol jeep to retrieve a lorry driver who had lost his way. “On October 10, 1973, Sgt. Menahem Katz noticed the observation post at the” cellar “post in our supply truck, which crossed the enemy lines in the direction of Kantara, and volunteered to chase the truck back to our place, And entered a depth of about 3 km into the Egyptian territory. When it seemed impossible to return the truck, he was ordered to return to our place, but he believed he could get the truck, and continued to chase it. Seeing that Apa had no hope of returning her, surrounded by enemy soldiers, he tried to return to our domain – but on the way he was wounded and killed. Menachem was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, leaving behind a wife, two sons and a daughter and a mother, who was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant in a letter of condolences to the bereaved family. : “Menahem was a cheerful, resourceful and excellent traveler who knew how to solve every problem. He was loved for all the help and assistance he was willing to offer each of the soldiers. Menachem and his friends initiated an annual sailboat in memory of Menahem and sculptor Yigal Tumarkin, Menahem’s friend, designed a traveling trophy that was awarded to the winner of the first place on the cruise, after Menahem was awarded ” “A list was published in” Bamahana “entitled” To Return a Stray Driver “.
