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Kruper, Nathaniel (Nati) Jacob

Kruper, Nathaniel (Nati) Jacob


Ben Atti and Avraham Peretz. Born in Petah Tikva on July 20, 1980, a younger brother of Liat, his younger brother Yuval was born five years later and Nati was a handsome baby with green eyes and blond “bottles” on his head. , And at the age of three he was able to read, write, and carry out arithmetic tasks, all of which he learned on his own, with the help of his older sister’s study booklets.Nati studied at the Neot David elementary school in Petach Tikvah, and in the seventh grade, At the yeshiva, near Petah Tikva, he studied until the twelfth grade. Was an outstanding student, who liked to study secular studies in addition to the study of the Holy. When he was in the fourth grade, he joined the Bnei Akiva youth movement. In 10th grade he was chosen to instruct the Nevatim tribe, fourth grade from the Amishav branch in Petach Tikvah, and as a guide was a personal example of his students in all areas – helping others, fulfilling their mitzvot and succeeding in their studies. His apprentices from his years as a mentor, as well as his mentors, describe Nati as smiling but also serious when necessary, loving to help, caring and prominent in his excellent sense of humor, who was a prominent figure in elementary school, yeshiva and army. His classmates remember him as an entertainer who made them laugh at basic training. For them this difficult experience is more pleasant. Another characteristic of his was the desire to help and contribute. At the yeshiva he helped members who had difficulties in their studies, especially mathematics. During his free time, he volunteered to help the elderly at Beit Rivka, and every Saturday night he visited the Schneider Children’s Hospital and made the children happy there. In the army, too, he was very sensitive to his friends, and when he saw a friend he would come to him and encourage him with a good joke, or with a suitable Hasidic story. In the 11th grade, he traveled with his friends from a yeshiva on a youth delegation to Poland, where his grandparents passed the Holocaust and Nati, who heard their stories, was able to see the sights connected with his family history in particular and Jewish history in general. After graduating from high school, he chose a course for yeshiva students and went to study at the Birkat Moshe hesder yeshiva in Ma’ale Adumim, where he studied for a year and a half, where he became a member and acquired many friends.Nati enjoyed Torah study until the wee hours of the night, Or to play basketball with his friends, during which time he was happy, and at the height of his blossoming Yes Nati IDF, motivated and prepared himself for many fitness training. At first he planned to reach the infantry, but when he realized that most tankers were needed, he volunteered for the Armored Corps. At the end of his basic training, he arrived at the Tank Professions School. On his service and studies for the position of the commander of the unit, Lieutenant Colonel Boaz: “Nati was an exemplary soldier with a high personal level, who took care of his light. He took every professional remark he received very seriously, and even demanded a lot more than we are accustomed to expect. This trait is a product of his personality that aspired to perfection. A perfection, similar to his beauty, his strength, his handsome height, and his face. Nati was a soldier with a special sense of humor who liked to help and help his friends. “On 2.7.2000, Nati fell in the line of duty when he was 20. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Segula, Petah Tikva. Survived by his parents, sister and brother.

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