Kru, Israel

Israel, son of Zakia and Tzadok, was born on the 28th of Mershvan, 1611 (1952) in Hadera. He graduated from the Geulim School in Jerusalem. He completed his high school studies at the Hebrew University High School. He spent his childhood in Zichron Yaakov, where he studied for four years at the Remez School and acquired many friends, both in the neighborhood and in the classroom. When he was in fifth grade he moved with his family to Jerusalem. In his new class he was quiet and introverted at first, but even then he had been shown the same grace and seriousness that always marked him. It was difficult for him to move from house to house and from class to class, but gradually his Lev was closed, and he was socially absorbed and acquired a position among the students. Thanks to his seriousness and diligence in his studies, he soon became a good student, and his teachers appreciated him very much. Israel was not particularly friendly and chose its members carefully. He even preferred to spend most of his time at home; But the students always saw him as a judge and mediator, and when they quarreled or quarreled they came to ask his opinion or his trial. The trust of his friends was given to him by virtue of his impartiality and impartiality, as well as his scholarship. During the Six-Day War, when he was in eighth grade, Israel took on many responsible positions and filled them with great willingness and resourcefulness. After graduating from elementary school, he was the only one in his class to continue his studies at the Hebrew University High School. He was proud of the choice, but the more he thought about it, the more his conscience grew. Toward the end of the school year, he decided that he could not afford to continue his studies. All his brothers worked and made a living, and he did not want to be different from them and learn as if at their own expense. He was well aware of the economic situation in his parents’ home, and his conscience would not allow him to be near their table. But his family was very proud of him and wanted him to continue to study, and only after many pressures, both the family and his teachers, who recognized his talents, did Israel agree to continue studying. He planned to study for two years in the academic school, and then go to a military school and buy a profession there for the future. After graduating from high school, however, he changed his plans, completed his studies at the academic school, and planned to continue to study at the university. In order to contribute something to support the family, he worked during vacation periods at various jobs at the university, instead of using the time for rest and recreation. In high school, Israel was a modest and self-contained student, and he only wanted to add more knowledge and learn more. Israel was drafted into the IDF in mid-August 1971 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade After completing basic training, he served as a good and responsible soldier and fulfilled all the tasks entrusted to him in the Yom Kippur War. On October 8, 1973, Israel was hit and killed, brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, and left behind his parents, brothers and sisters. Torah, a list in his memory was published in a pamphlet published in memory of the fallen soldiers of his company.