Lashjiyek, Isaac
Yitzhak (Itzik), son of Yonah and Shmuel, was born on December 10, 1943 in Afula to a traditional family. As a child, he was educated in religious educational institutions – he studied at the Ohel Meir elementary school in Afula and at the Torah and Crafts high school in Petah Tikva. He was also an apprentice and a counselor in the Bnei Akiva youth movement, and for a period of time he coordinated the movement’s branch in Afula. Itzik was known among his friends as a man always willing to help others. He was active in the “Noar LeNoar” movement, volunteered to help needy families, organized help for children with difficulties, and established a network of games for disadvantaged children. When someone needed help, they would say, “Go to Itzik, he will help, and with a smile.” Apart from these public activities, Itzik was a boy like all the other boys – a sports fan and a lover of trips and entertainment. Yitzhak was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of November 1961 and was assigned to the Ordnance Corps, where he completed a weapons course and was a favorite of his commanders and friends for his kindness and loyalty to his position and his friends. At the same time he married Leah, his girlfriend, and eventually they had two sons, Tamir and Doron, who moved to the Ministry of Defense near Haifa, He also managed a technical department at the Raphael factory in Tel Aviv, where he worked so well that his superiors wanted to send him But the plan was not implemented because of the disaster. Itzik was an exemplary family man – a devoted father to his children and a husband who loves his wife. His wife said: “The years with him were wonderful, every moment was precious and full of love and tenderness, I never saw Itzik sad, he was always ready to smile on his face.” In the Yom Kippur War he served as a weapon in the Golan Heights. On October 10, 1973, he was injured and fell. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Netanya. He left behind a wife and two sons, a parents and a sister. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Itzik fulfilled his duties faithfully and was accepted by his friends.” Moshe Dayan wrote: “He was an excellent soldier and a model member, Yitzhak was loved by everyone who knew him.”
