Kimchi, Jacob

An only son of Isaac and Lissa. He was born on October 6, 1942 in Haifa. He attended the Reali School in the city. Yaakov was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in October 1960 and served in the Nahal paramilitary brigade, where he completed his compulsory military service in 1968. In May 1969, Yaakov enlisted in the regular army. He graduated from an officer’s course and served in various capacities, with the rank of captain and major, in the Military Advocate General’s Office, in the occupied territories and on a national mission abroad, and his commanders admired him very much during the period of his service. It is Yaffa in the work of the unit… “An officer with initiative, a decent, disciplined and loyal man …” “A diligent and talented officer, the extent of his responsibility Deserves special mention … “. Yaakov died during his service on the 3rd of Cheshvan 5739 (2.11.1978), was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Rehovot, left behind a wife and three children, and a mother. Determined by the IDF. He saw his service as a mission and bore it with dedication and love. Always dedicated and dedicated, dedicated himself to increasing the strength of the IDF and nurturing his spirit, when the good of the country before his eyes … “His family commemorated his donation to the” prize fund “for students at the Reali School in Haifa.