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Man, Isaac

Man, Isaac


Yitzhak, son of Aliza and Yosef, was born on Kibbutz Gvat. Yitzhak was drafted into the IDF in mid-July 1965. During his service he used to joke with semi-seriousness with His mother, who did not hide her concern for him, said: “All the rubbing that the soldier undergoes in the army is being forged and shaped so that he will no longer be a Tnuva, a Tnuva child. “Itzik not only said, but also did, according to his commander, he did what he was told with his willingness and dedication, for example.” In every position he performed, he became a symbol and a symbol in his unit, “Itzik bought him many friends who were his good friends and accompanied him on his way to the army, and you passed the Six-Day War, and you lost his battalion commander and his other comrades, who were left on the way. The Six Day War was awarded to him for his participation in the conquest of the Golan Heights, and he did not share his experiences with his parents, After he was discharged from regular service, he was assigned to the Armored Corps and served as a non-commissioned officer in the southern unit of the Armored Corps, and even before the Six Day War, he met his future wife Bilha. The couple married and moved to Moshav Kfar Monash, where Bilha grew up, and he opened a new page in his life, both in terms of his demands and his social relations and his image with his new acquaintances, he wanted a warm and pleasant home, Guests with a smile, and this he achieved in his home intact. His parents saw his home as a kind of “second home” to them. Itzik made good connections with the moshavim, and it was pleasant for people to spend the quiet afternoon in his pleasant and peaceful home. In spite of the peace that prevailed in his new life, he took an interest in everything in his kibbutz, in Gvat, and asked to hear all the news from there. He would read everything that was written in the agriculture newspaper, and he was Simcha to host the farm people at his home, who studied at the Midreshet Ruppin school near his home. In 1970 his eldest son Amit was born, and in 1972 her daughter Vered was born. He was a very devoted father. He loved his children with all his might and devoted all his energies to the formationThey have an education in the spirit of the values ​​that he has considered, and above all, understanding and consideration for others. He later began building a large cowshed and developing his farm in all fields. He paid great attention to the agriculture, and slowly the agriculture received a magnificent form. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Yitzhak was called to his unit, which was sent to the northern sector of Sinai, near the base of the “Belusa”. During the long days of the battle, Yitzhak experienced difficult experiences, but in his many letters to his wife, children and parents, he tried to calm the people sitting on the home front, worried about his fate. On the night of the 17th of Tishrei 5734 (17.10.1973) heavy artillery bombardment hit the parking area of ​​his unit and Yitzhak was killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery of Kibbutz Gvat. He left behind a wife, son and daughter, parents, two sisters and a brother. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. Kibbutz Gvat issued a pamphlet in his memory, which included the words of his parents and his friends and fragments of his letters.

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