Kaufman, Hanoch

Hanoch, son of Czerna and Israel, was born on the 18th of Sivan 5703 (June 1, 1953) in Kfar Saba. He attended the Brenner elementary school and the Katznelson high school in Kfar Saba. During his studies he engaged in varied public activities. When the youth day was held in Kfar Saba, he was the secretary of the factory. He was chairman of the student council in his school, and in his capacity he carried out various activities. He raised the idea, and even realized it, to adopt an artillery unit by the students of the school. The school also adopted, on its own initiative, the Club of the Blind. Hanoch was an enthusiastic chess player and a leading player in the alumni group in Kfar Saba. “Hanoch was a clear and serious thinker, with wonderful qualities in which he wanted to contribute to others, and indeed, his public activity had broadened his skills, he had a natural ability to lead and a great deal of intellectualness. Proved in his devotion to the blind club. ” “Hanoch was a legendary figure and a unique unit, loved and revered by all his admirers and acquaintances, he was a man of verbs and great deeds, he knew how to lead and excite those around him, Hanoch gave us his rich soul, which was full of experience, despite his youth. We had never heard him grumble or complained about Adam, on the contrary – he had always seen the full half of the glass, and he tried to breathe an optimistic spirit among those oppressed, and He made every effort to broaden our horizons, and did not do so in order to receive a reward And thank you. He just felt the need to help people. Enoch fulfilled the verse “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” Hanoch was drafted into the IDF in early August 1971. He was assigned to the Armored Corps, where he underwent courses for tank and tanks commanders, and his commander said: “I was not Hanoch’s commander, but he was my commander. He guided me and many others like me. He delegated to us his qualities, his responsibility, his natural leadership and his personality. His apprentices saw him as the person and not the commander. He did not demand from them what he did not demand of himself, but he demanded a lot of himself. “During his service he won the IDF Chess Championship. In the Yom Kippur War he fought with his unit on the southern front. In one of the difficult battles that took place on the 7th of Tishrei 5740 (October 7, 1973), he was hit by enemy fire and fell. He was laid to rest in the cemetery in Kfar Sava. Survived by his parents and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan wrote: “Hanoch was a devoted soldier and an excellent friend. The family donated a crown and silver to a synagogue in Kfar Sava.