Mendelssohn, Israel

Israel, son of Shoshana and Alexander, was born on December 3, 1948 in Haifa, and after graduating from the “Yalag” elementary school in Haifa, he completed his studies at Leo Baeck High School in his hometown. Israel was an outstanding student, one of the best. He was diligent and, according to his principal at the YL “G” school, “was of good character and good Lev, always willing to help a friend and cooperate with others.” He was a member of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed movement in Haifa, Israel was thirsty and was interested in political issues and in the field of knowledge of the country, and was always pleasant and honest, and he always liked to sit with friends, always willing to help others. From a serious approach to life, he would be well-informed, and even ask and consult before he took a decisive step. Israel was drafted into the IDF in mid-July 1967 and assigned to the Nahal Brigade as a member of the “Soreq” group, which was meant to complete the Kibbutz Gezer group. “He graduated from the army officers’ training course and took part in a course for intelligence officers and another course. He was later assigned to the Intelligence Corps as an intelligence officer. In this role, he began serving in the IDF as an efficient, courageous and popular officer, and according to his commander, “served as an example for his subordinates.” He is averse to expressing his opinion, even if it is not the same as the opinion of his colleagues: Levy is loyal to his commanders and friends, volunteers for every mission and role. ” In the months before the war, he began studying at Bar-Ilan University as part of his career in the regular army. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, he arrived in an intelligence unit and was annexed to an armored brigade that fought on the Sinai front. During the war he was promoted to captain. In the battle that took place in the city of Suez on October 24, 1973, the brigade intelligence unit, which was Israel, entered the city in the midst of the battle to try and rescue the wounded. Were considered missing for two months. Only in January 1974 were the fallen of the half-track, and Israel was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa, leaving behind a wife and son, parents and a sister: “Israel was capable of leadership and always succeeded in influencing its surroundings. He was a man of well-defined principles and was prepared to fight them. He was full of youthful joy, optimistic spirit and faith in man. “His family and his unit in the IDF published a book in his memory and remembered two other officers who fell in battle.