Klein, Joseph

Yosef (Yossi), son of Lea and Elchanan, was born in Jerusalem in 1941. He studied at the Arnon Elementary School in Ramat Gan and then continued his studies at the Blich high school, In Ramat Gan, where he spent most of his life in elementary school, where he was active in the Gadna. After graduating from high school and before being drafted, he took a two-month trip to Europe. Yosef was drafted into the IDF in mid-October 1969 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, and after completing his tank training course, he completed a very good grade as a tank gunner in the battalion, After completing his training, he was appointed commander of a tank division in the Armored Corps in the Sinai, and was appointed as a smart and serious officer who was properly appointed and suitable for promotion, and was assessed as a good officer, devoted to his commanders and subordinates, F. Tanks in the same battalion and promoted to the rank of lieutenant. In this capacity, too, he was assessed as a good officer, intelligent and dedicated, with a very good perception of the situation and excellent professional knowledge. His discharge certificate indicated that he had fulfilled his duties efficiently and with dedication, to the full satisfaction of his commanders. After completing his regular service, including a period of permanent army service, he was placed in a reserve unit as a deputy commander of tanks, and Yossi was called to his unit, and his commanders told him that he had managed to shorten the unit’s preparation for battle. His battalion as deputy commander of tanks in the battles of containment in the Sinai. In the Battle of Hamutal in the central sector of the Suez Canal on October 8, 1973, his tank was hit by a shoulder-blade and Yossi was hit and killed. His body was returned from the area left by the Egyptians only four months later and he was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl. Survived by his parents and two sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to captain. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Yossi stood out as one of the most talented and devoted officers in the unit, and he was always a personal example of courage and leadership.”