Kotler, Yitzhak (“Ike”)
Son of Mordechai and Guta. He was born on the 22nd of June 1946 in Givat Brenner and studied at the kibbutz elementary school and high school. He was considered a good student who acquired his knowledge without much effort. He had a great will to overcome difficulties and was able to find a solution to problems easily. At class meetings, he stood out as a natural leader, standing up and fighting for it, in short, clear words. Yitzhak was an enthusiastic athlete and played basketball at Givat Brenner. He was the driving force of the team and excelled in various sports. From an early age he started playing chess and was a member of the kibbutz chess club. He loved nature and agriculture, and the paths of the land were clear to him. He also loved pigeons and was a Magdalene in the parents’ apartment. As soon as he was drafted into the army, Yitzhak was sent to the Tivon branch of Hanoar Haoved, which he did during the years 1964-1965 until his enlistment in the IDF, but he did not want to leave the class, The work at the branch was difficult and responsible, but Yitzhak was able to harness his three hundred and fifty apprentices, from small to large, to a great deal of work, so he acquired many friends (Thanks to his training activities, there is a core in Kissufim today). Yitzhak was drafted into the IDF in November 1965, of course In the most difficult challenge, and joined the paratroopers’ paratroopers, in which he would be able to realize his talents and abilities. He was naturally full of joy and always aspired to be the first – and even went first. (At the end of his career he was the first to come out with the attacking force and was the first to fall). In addition to his excellent physical fitness, he was also blessed with a profound understanding of combat doctrine and a strong ambition to succeed and excel. He treated them strenuously and helped the weak, and he spurred them on and said, “What others do, everyone can do.” His attitude aroused admiration for him in the hearts of his friends and instilled confidence in them and they followed him with quiet Lev to every operational action. In his last conversation with a soldier-soldier, he spoke of a commander acting by virtue of his personality In November 1968, he joined the regular army On the fifteenth of Shvat 5702 (22.1.1970), he fell in battle, in an Israeli raid on the island of Shadwan and was brought to rest in Beit- The cemetery in Givat Brenner. After his fall he was promoted to captain. In “Thirty” for his fall, Kibbutz Givat Brenner published a booklet in his name and in his memory; Each year the kibbutz gives a traveling trophy in its name to the Chess Championship; The kibbutz also published a book in his memory.
