Klein, Nadav

The son of Michael and Ruma was born on November 24, 1944, in Haifa. He studied at the Reali School and in July 1962 completed his studies there as a member of the military boarding school. He was a member of the Scouts movement until 1962, and was a member of the Council, a guide and one in charge of key positions and recently chairman of the Council. He was an active member of the Reali School and in the last year of his studies at the Reali School he was also the head of the student company. Nadav was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in July 1962 and served in the Golani Brigade, where he served as an instructor in a training course for commanders, as an operations officer, and in 1965 was discharged from the army with the rank of lieutenant. Afterward, he began studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for a BA in economics and a department that was attached to and received the B.A. degree in both departments in 1968. Prior to his MA, he began to study business administration. In 1968, he married a wife and took a trip to England and the United States, where he served as a reservist in the Golan Heights in 1968. The following year, he served in the Jordan Valley as commander On May 12, 1969, on the first day of his service in the sector, he fell in the ambush of terrorists east of Ashdot Ya’akov, hit by a bazooka, and was brought to rest at the military cemetery in Haifa. A week after he fell, he was promoted to the rank of captain, and after his fall one of his teachers wrote about him at the Reali School: Handsome student achievements easily, without investing great efforts and great elegance. I am misleading these details, since I remember Nadav’s many preoccupations with public affairs and the student society. Another phenomenon that was perpetuated even from the teacher’s point of view was his popularity among his friends, especially among the school’s students. One of Nadav’s friends told the “Scouts” movement about his central, prominent and beloved character, he was honest and honest, his approach to the problems was matter-of-fact, he never hesitated to take responsibility – he had a natural tendency to command His relationship to the apprentices was strict and disciplined on the one hand, broad and cordial on the other, and there were always Christians who had connections beyond the realm of instruction and work.In the school years there was something very reassuring about him, People fit in the right places and divide the work in such a way that every person will fulfill his role. ” “I met him for the first time in 1963. He was already a talented officer who had initiative and dedication to the unit and his subordinates, and in 1967 I met him again, this time in reserve duty. Despite his youthful age for his subordinates, he always knew how to find a common language with them and to become fond of them and they were connected to him – – – the honorable Klein family, you who lost your beloved son and we are our dear friend and one of the great commanders. ” In a letter of condolences sent to his wife Dr. Lotan on behalf of the Dr. Giora Yoseftal Foundation, it is stated, inter alia: “In contact with your deceased husband, I always felt that he belonged to the best among our youth. All these made him a very desirable friend in his work. ” In the book “Nizkor” published by the Hebrew University and the Student Union and edited by Yehuda Ha-Ezrachi, several pages were dedicated to his history and image; At the School of EconomicsAnd for the company’s sciences it was decided to award a prize for his studies, which will be given each year to one of the outstanding students in the MBA program; On Mount Carmel, near Isfiya, a forest and a monument were dedicated to him, by his friends in the battalion and his brigade; Two weeks after his fall, his battalion published a pamphlet in his memory.