Laufer, Avraham-Yitzhak

Son of Yisrael and Ita. He was born on the 17th of Adar 5709 (18.3.1949) in Nes Ziona, at the end of the War of Independence. He attended elementary school and graduated from high school in Nes Ziona and was a member of Hanoar Haoved. Ever since he was 15, he had been evident in his self-confidence, his calm and his sense of responsibility. His self-confidence was based on his awareness of his intellectual ability. He took matters lightly and excelled in analytical capacity. He was able to distinguish between the main and the minor, and he studied patient details in detail and then added them to an orderly scheme of thought. One of the signs of his maturity was his special tranquility – a calm that also stemmed from the fact that the studies did not burden him and did not create tension in him. In his parents’ home he learned what a person’s duties were and knew how to carry out his duties faithfully. He was gentle and careful not to hurt or insult others. He was polite, kind and with a radiant and charming personality. Yitzhak was drafted into the IDF in August 1967 and volunteered to serve in the Armored Corps, was the commander of the Patton tank and bore the responsibility of his job and the life of a combat soldier in Sinai. On September 12, 1969, he fell in the area of ​​Port Tawfiq, while he was about to rescue a wounded soldier, and even when he was dead, he proved that he had been able to rescue a wounded soldier. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Nes Ziona, and after his fall his parents published a pamphlet Rowe called “Isaac”.