Lord, Abner

Son of Haim and Katy. Born on May 7, 1948 in Rehovot, at the height of the War of Independence, he grew up in Kibbutz Ein Dor, studied at the elementary school and in the “HaTavor” high school on the kibbutz and was a member of Hashomer Hatzair. He was a responsible worker in the kibbutz’s flower nursery and olive grove and before his enlistment in the IDF worked in the orchard and pears. By nature he was quiet and smiling, he was a devoted son and loved his parents and loved the members and Kibbutz Ein Dor very, very much. When he grew up he was interested in economic matters. Avner was conscripted into the IDF in November 1966 and assigned to the Armored Corps, and was a courageous and self-confident young man who served as a symbol of volunteerism and dedication and was always willing to help others. In addition to his service on the Sinai front, he spent more than a year on the Golan Heights, in the first lines, and spent most of his time in the Jordan Valley, especially in the Jericho Valley. He participated in the Karameh operation in March 1968 and many exchanges of fire on the Jordanian border On the last day of his life, his unit was called in to rescue an Israeli vehicle that had been caught under enemy fire, and the entire unit, with Avner in it, went into the hail of shells and lead that fell from every direction. He managed to enter the positions and open fire, but Avner, who was on the last trip, did not have enough time, and on January 13, 1969, Avner was exposed in a turret, hit by a Jordanian shell, and was brought to eternal rest at the Ein Dor cemetery. His unit said in a letter of condolence to his parents that Avner “did not hesitate to undertake tasks that required effort, energy and responsibility, and did his work quietly and modestly.” The newsletter of Kibbutz Ein Dor, which appeared on the eighth of Elul 5729, was devoted in part to Avner, and in 1970 the kibbutz published a pamphlet in his memory entitled “Avner”