Kremer, Dubik (Dov)
Dov (Dubik, Duvale), son of Leah and Shalom, was born on March 29, 1951, in Petah Tikva. Dov was drafted into the IDF in mid-July 1969 and volunteered to serve in the IAF. He began studying in a pilot course, but before he finished he decided to “dismiss himself” from the course because he thought he was not suited to him and volunteered to serve in the armored corps. He took a parachuting course, a Patton tank course and a course for instructors. He spent most of his army service until he was liberated, went on the banks of the canal and participated in the War of Attrition. After his regular military service, he studied at Tel Aviv University and the Wingate Institute in Netanya. Because he saw education as a means of correcting society, he taught in elementary school and was loved and admired by his students. He liked to do handicrafts, and in his father’s carpentry, he worked on the construction of cupboards, bookcases, and tables. He also loved traveling and traveling around the country and enjoying its landscapes. Dov was curious and much to look for and to visit, to examine and to deepen. In a passage, he wrote once: “I search for everything in words, in the landscape, in melody, in song, in beauty, in wildness, in disintegration, in silence, in people, in life.” In every field, he wanted to make the most of it, without losing anything. It had simplicity, sensitivity to others, and love of man. He was a true man, honest and conscientious. He always radiated a good atmosphere and a sense of friendship. People sought his closeness to enjoy his sense of humor, his smile, and his calm. In one of the letters, he wrote to his friend: “To love people is the best thing to do – to look at them for a long time, to think and think about them.” When the Yom Kippur War broke out, and when he was not immediately summoned to his unit he went down to Sinai alone and was placed in an armored unit that participated in the battle against the Egyptians. On the 16th of Tishrei 5734 (October 16, 1973) he fell in battle in the central sector, on the “Tartar” axis near the “Chinese Farm.” His tank was hit during the breakthrough to the bridgehead from the Suez Canal, and he was killed.was laid to rest in the cemetery in Petach Tikvah, left behind his parents and sister, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant.
