Ben Hannah and Ephraim. He was born on October 27, 1980 in Jerusalem. A second child to his parents, brother Li’at, Negba, Yonatan and Nir. Amir grew up in Kiryat Arba. He attended the State Religious School, the junior high school in the Kirya, and the “Beit Shlomo” Torah-Technological Yeshiva in Rehovot. During his studies at the yeshiva, Amir volunteered to serve in the Civil Guard in Rehovot. Amir was a naughty boy, full of energy and joy. He liked to play soccer, basketball and table tennis, and to run and develop his ability. His favorite football team was Beitar Jerusalem, and Amir enjoyed listening to music, mainly Mizrahi, Kurdish and foreign, and Amir grew up and became a tall, handsome young man who always took care of his looks. All his friends and acquaintances respected him and his family was of paramount importance, a devoted and loving son who never complained and always broadcast that everything was good.In July 1998, Amir was drafted into the IDF. After completing his basic training, he began his studies in the framework of the reserve at Ahuzat Yaakov in Gan Yavne, in the electrical engineering track. These studies were supposed to last two years, but after a year Amir preferred to enlist in a combat unit. He returned to the army in November 1999, and at his request was stationed in Givati Brigade. Amir successfully completed the combat route and was stationed as a company commander in the auxiliary company in the Gaza Strip, and he was very motivated and very fond of the army, always ready for missions and first to storm. “Amir served for a year and a half under my command, Amir was very sympathetic thanks to his determination, courage, dedication and willingness to reach out to anyone at all times. ” Amir planned to continue his career in the unit, but did not get it. On February 18, 2002, Amir fell in a battle near Kissufim, and together with his commander he attacked a suicide bomber who arrived at the checkpoint and arrested him, and the commander, Major Mor Elraz, was killed at the age of twenty-one. After his death he was promoted to the rank of sergeant. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem. Survived by his parents, two sisters and two brothers. Shortly before his death, Amir wrote a letter to his parents and deposited it, in the Book of Psalms, in the hands of a friend. “You see, your son knows how to load alone and is ready to shoot whatever the commander of the company wants, and I must not cry and I have the right to die,” he says. Mom, you are proud, and I must not cry, and I am allowed to die, so Mom, look how we are. Dead. ” The chief of staff, Lt. Col. Shaul Mofaz, wrote to the family: “The note that Amir left in the book of Psalms … expresses most of all his desire to ensure security for the citizens of the state, to maintain life in the State of Israel and to ensure our existence in this land.” “On the anniversary of his death,” Amir, my dear son, who speaks of him in the past tense, is not for me / a soldier, brave and tall, whose smile does not delay / Since you fell Amir / Somewhere in Gaza Kissufim Junction / We cry, laugh and you remember / good memories in the nights and days / Memories that remain from a loved son in the boys / memories that rise and do not let go / Day / so when you disappeared for us so / the shock was so great / the mind knows and accepts the things / but the emotion refuses and opposes comfort / NehamaA beloved son / guardian of the name of a beloved son / prayer in the name of Israel / Soon the Redeemer will come / bless your brother, sisters and parents / who miss you so much / You miss us here We are still waiting here, as if you should be back in a minute to call and talk to us and reassure you that you are safe and well and will soon be here. “Amir eulogized his younger brother, Nir. You were the best for us. You helped us with things that were difficult for us. You have given us light in the house, and now the light has gone out … without you the house is empty … you have always protected the state and us. We know that from above you guard us from all evil. Amir, I know you’re fine up there now. My brother, we are proud of you, and we will be proud of you forever. “Rabbi Avraham Mizrahi, who was an educator of Amir, eulogized him:” You, Amir, together with your company commander, you could not sit idly by and remain indifferent to the plight of your brethren. When you heard the shots, you immediately jumped into the cruel enemy to rescue brothers from distress, how much responsibility and how much love you discovered, Amir, in this great act. , And you have the verse: ‘You said the Lord today … and the Lord told you today to be a nation …’ Amir, your job in the IDF was a company commander, our request is to continue in the upper world to be our connection between us and his master “Pray for our souls here, and especially pray for your parents, dear brothers and sisters, who will find great consolation to fill the great void that you leave behind …” The family writes: “It all seems like a bad dream to us. We waited for the door to open and surprise us as always with the wonderful smile that filled the house, but it did not happen and it was very hard for us Amir, we are proud that you fell as a hero, To save a Jewish soul, and you fell for Kiddush Hashem … “The soldiers of the auxiliary company, who lost the company commander Mor and the courier Amir, wrote about” the lovers and the nice ones, A separate “:” … King David turns to ask ‘how fell heroes’. Today, too, we will be wailing – how did the heroes fall? The two who were always together, leading and leading the relationship between the company and the company commander, were not even able to part with their deaths, and therefore the loss is heavy for our company, and may you be there in the sky close to the angels. The soldiers of the company wrote a lament to Amir, according to the letters of his name: “Amir – the dear contact person for all of us – brings and links our commander – a heavy despair within us in your murder by the people of injustice – From the day of your fall as heroes in time of war / Noam – You spoke with the entire company at ease – You have commanded us that we should not fail, and our company became a company without support and support. “Your name will make your way.” / “Your memory will not be used from us and we will not leave. We will not feel our pain until peace comes to our land.” Haim, Amir’s friend, wrote to remember the song “A Little Angel”: “Same look the same smile, penetrate into the heart / a little angel among angels, sitting now watching there in heaven / You gave all of you in those moments, you gave your heart to God / I want to feel the light again / I do not have a night I do not have a day, everything looks like a dream / Amir – All my life, all my life,Just go back, just come back. // At every moment in my heart I miss another beat / try to overcome, but nothing has changed / The flower that was picked will not grow again / Whoever gave a lesson, and now you are an angel … “Amir’s friends write about him: One, unique and unique … To remember Amir is first of all to remember a charming and captivating smile that does not leave his face. The teacher from the first grade, the guide at Bnei Akiva, the neighbors, the friends in Kiryat Arba, the members of the army, the parents, the brothers and sisters and the whole family – all remember him always smiling and happy. ‘How can a living person so die?’ Everyone asks … “The community center in Kiryat Arba holds a parade every year before Passover, in memory of Amir – Amir’s Walk, sponsored by the Kiryat Arba local council.
