Levin, Israel

Son of was Simcha and curly. Born on December 1, 1948. In Kibbutz Shfayim, he studied at the elementary school and high school on the kibbutz and was very fond of his teacher and classmates, And brought to the parents’ house flowers and plants from his many trips, excelled in sports and as a member of the Hapoel Shfayim soccer team, became one of the outstanding figures until the team was disbanded. In August 1967 he was accepted as a member of the kibbutz together with members of his class In September of that year he came to the aid of Kibbutz Eyal, a young kibbutz, and after that Israel received responsibility for a large branch and managed it well, Israel was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of May 1968 and assigned to a combat unit. Then he left Eyal, his parents’ home and his friends in Shfayim. He served in one of the finest cruisers and there he wanted to do his best, and indeed he was a good soldier, brave and loyal. He completed his basic training period, followed by a course for squad commanders and finally a training course. It had a wonderful blend of joy and seriousness and always chose challenges and difficult tasks. During his service he met his future wife and in late October 1970 married her. On November 26, 1970, about a month after his marriage, Israel fell in the line of duty. He was laid to rest in the cemetery at Kibbutz Shefayim. The deputy commander of his unit wrote to his wife: “When you call a person, and especially a man like Israel, the written words do not express what the Lev feels, and if the words are minimized than we feel, his soldiers and commanders in our hearts … I knew Israel from the beginning of his army service, He was laughing at the shells and reassuring his friends with confidence and trust In routine times, when the company was traveling from the Arava to the Canal, Israel, with its energy and its talent for organization, He organized, commanded, fought and did all that was necessary for him and beyond The enemy, his right and his friends – the results, which were the blows he inflicted on the enemy … He was the first and foremost fighter. Kibbutz Shefayim published a booklet in his memory entitled “Srulik”.