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Katzin, Chaim

Katzin, Chaim


Chaim, son of Leah and Moshe, was born on 18.4.1949 in Haifa. He studied at the Be’eri Elementary School, continued his studies at the Zalman Aran High School in Haifa, and later studied at the Technion in the Faculty of Civil Engineering. Chaim was a well-disciplined student and loved by his teachers and friends. His educator said: “He was an illustrative example of a harmonious combination between a healthy body, a pure soul and intelligence of reason, and he always refused to accept positions of authority and honor, but at any time he was required to carry out tasks that required activity and self-realization.” He had a great love for sport and was enthusiastic about many areas – soccer, basketball, running and chasing an iron ball. He was Haifa’s best player in competitions between high school students in light athletics and represented his school in basketball competitions. When he studied at the Technion, he was elected as a soccer and basketball player. Chaim was one of the members of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed youth movement. He was an active member and traveled extensively with his group. After being discharged from regular military service, he was a Gadna counselor in the school he studied in. Chaim was very sociable and easy to make friends with, generous and kind, loving and loyal to his friends and devoted to them.He was modest and quiet and did not like to stand out, cool, He was fond of his parents and respected them, and Chaim was drafted into the IDF in the middle of August 1967 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade. After basic training, he took a parachuting course and a course for infantry commanders. He did most of his regular army service on the banks of the Suez Canal during the War of Attrition. He participated in many reprisals on Egyptian soil, but rarely told his parents and friends. One of his subordinates testifies that he was “a very meticulous commander, physically fit and physically fit and very resourceful.” On Independence Day 5729 he was among the outstanding soldiers who were accepted by the President of the State of Israel, Zalman Shazar, and in 1971 he married his girlfriend Roni Lisha, and in the Yom Kippur War. He was among the elite paratroopers who succeeded the Suez Canal and fought in the West Bank. On December 8, 1973, at the “Peacock” post south of Ismailiya, he was seriously wounded in the head and spent ten days fighting for his life, and on December 18, 1973, two days later,, he died. He was survived by a wife, mother, brother and sister, and was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant, and in a letter of condolences to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Chaim was one of the pillars of his company. Quietly and calmly, he coolly and courageously managed and did everything that was imposed on him. Thoroughly and with great devotion he acted during the battle and during the calm. Life always inspired security and was an example and an example to all of us. “

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