Kenneth (Kantrowitz) and Yoav

Yoav, son of Aviva and Micha, was born on August 8, 1951. He spent his childhood in Kfar Mordechai, near Gedera, where he completed his studies at the “Federot” elementary school. Yoav studied painting and writing, he loved poetry and read poetry, he listened to music and he was told that his soul was an artist’s soul, and after graduating from elementary school Yoav studied at the Herzliya high school and at the military boarding school in Tel Aviv. After graduating from high school, Yoav traveled with his family to Dahomey, Africa, where they went on a mission, and in Dahomey he attended high school, soon learned French, Had many French and African friends and friends in Cotonou, the capital of the country, and had successfully passed the matriculation exams held at the Israeli Embassy in Cotonou, where the war of attrition took place. He enlisted in the middle of May 1970 and volunteered for an elite patrol unit of the paratroopers. After being injured in a parachuting course, he fought with all his means against the decision of a medical committee, which determined that he was unfit to serve in a combat unit. He won and returned to his unit. For a long time Yoav served in the Jordan Valley, during the pursuit of the terrorists. He excelled as a soldier and as a fighter, did not miss a chase in the Jordan Valley and no operational patrol. His commanders testify that he has always been active – in the war room or on a patrol along a route, in a briefing by soldiers or in a police post. He was a navigator and an excellent field man, a fighter with deep recognition. During his spare time Yoav dealt with his hobby – knowledge of the country and trips along its length and breadth. He voluntarily participated in archaeological expeditions in various parts of the country. He guided and prepared plans for tours of the Society for the Protection of Nature in the Judean Desert, Jordan Valley and Old Jerusalem. He also studied the battle for “Ammunition Hill” and participated in a study on the water supply methods for the fortifications in the Jordan Valley in ancient times. In May 1973, upon his discharge from regular service, Yoav decided to study biology and was accepted to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Yoav aspired to continue to study veterinary medicine. His dream was to explore new methods of raising cattle to feed the meat of those in the malnourished or hungry world, but not enough. During the Yom Kippur War, Yoav participated in an attack across the Suez Canal. He was injured and killed during the evacuation of outposts and communication channels in the West Bank of the Canal, on 28 October 1973, and was brought to eternal rest in the Mount Herzl cemetery, leaving behind his parents and two brothers. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant.