Kormes, Yigal

Yigal, son of Friedel and Ben Zion, was born on 19.10.1952 in Kibbutz Givat Brenner and studied in the elementary school and kibbutz high school, where Yigal was very withdrawn and difficult to approach and to be friends with, but There was always a smile on his face, and only after his brother Shmuel fell in the War of Attrition did he become more open, and he felt obliged to fill in the gaps for his parents. On the walks he was, at the same time, the living spirit between the guys and a loner, who went beyond the frame and looked for a place of his own. The trip was an area in which many of his loves and traits were expressed. Including the great interest in the knowledge of the country. He knew places and sites, and he would pause to explain. In class, we would burst out laughing at his jokes, who would suddenly say quietly from the sidelines. Yigal had an inner world of his own, which could not easily be reached. From a superficial acquaintance one would have thought that he might be a “snob” who boasted of his great intellect and was unwilling to “descend” to the people. But he had a special sensitivity and sense of observation. This is evident in his photographs. We knew that his seclusion did not stem from a sense of superiority, but from his special character. Also in connection with girls, he searched not for women but for people – people with whom life and experiences can be divided. Yigal enjoyed adventures – he liked to stay dirty, to live like a Bedouin. He would take a walk-riding or walking-and he would bring nature to his room. He wanted to travel to Petra, like Meir Har-Zion at the time. He always talked about it. Yigal was a different guy. He had strong ideas on every subject, which he strongly defended. We spent many hours talking, and it was impossible not to be impressed by the balanced and mature analysis of the subject. “Yigal was drafted into the IDF in early November 1971 and assigned to the infantry. Before enlisting, he asked his parents to sign a form that they agreed to place in a combat unit. The parents, who had already lost one son, refused. Yigal declared a revolt until he was signed. When he was once asked about a crime that does not accept vacations, he simply explained that there was a guy in his unit with problems at home, and Yigal gave up his vacations for him. He was a man of principles and sometimes collided with his commanders on matters that were fundamental to him and was prepared to be punished, as long as he did not give up his principles. The north and passed without harming the difficult battles of containment and the battle of the breakthrough. “On the 14th of Tevet, 5741 (1978) And Syrians sat stationed deliver it. Moses told his friend: “I saw Yigal sitting on a big black rock overlooking the wilderness, they were in the air for breathing. There was Syrian shelling. When I asked him how he was, he replied, “The Ishmaelites are making a wind out of us.” Then he was hit and fell. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery of Kibbutz Givat Brenner. Survived by his parents and brother. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan wrote: “Yigal was a devoted soldier and a model friend. The family published a pamphlet in his memory of members’ comments on his character; A booklet in memory of Kibbutz Givat Brenner was also published