Mizrahi, Aviad

Ben Masha and Ephraim. He was born on May 22, 1978 in Jerusalem. A younger brother to Gil, Hadas, Shuli, Sharon and Chen. In fact, his mother said, he had five mothers-mother Masha and his four sisters, who nurtured him, loved him, spoiled him, and kept him away from harm. Even when he was older, the ties with his sisters remained excellent. His mother says: “Aviad was devoted and loyal and fanatical to his sisters, who called them ‘the girls’ … they were and will be his best friends.” Already in the kindergarten, Aviad stood out for his kindness, a trait that characterized him also later – in the State A and the Makif Gilo High School in Jerusalem. Aviad excelled in his generosity and compassion for people and animals. He was a close friend of the house cat. “Redhead” called Avid because of the color of his hair, and as the Bible states: “And he is redheaded and beautiful-eyed”, so was Aviad Ben Yakir to Ephraim his father and his entire family. When he reached the age of bar-mitzvah, Aviad decided that he was interested in a great celebration, and devoted considerable time to the study of the sermon and the parsha, and indeed, on the day of his conversion to the Torah In the synagogue he proudly carried his words and curled his voice to the pride of all his family, and especially his father, the gift he received was a trip to the United States, At the age of sixteen, Aviad volunteered for the Civil Guard, and since then he has devoted many hours to this position, far beyond what he intended from the start. After completing his army service and serving as a youth researcher, continued to volunteer on the same basis when he arrived on vacation. As a boy Aviad took part in the Gadna Air Force and was involved in the construction of model airplanes, and when he grew up, he decided to learn how to fly, and at the age of sixteen he began studying at a civil aviation school. In 1994 Aviad’s father Efraim became ill and died a few months later, and in November 1996 Aviad enlisted in the IDF as an artillery officer. He served in brigade headquarters in Central Command. At one point he debated whether to go to the officers’ course, but gave up the idea and preferred to enlist in the police immediately after his military service. On 26.6.1999 Aviad fell in the line of duty when he was guarding settlements in Shdemot Mehola and he was twenty-one years old. Aviad was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl. Survived by his mother, brother and four sisters. In memory of Aviad, his family donated prayer books to various synagogues in Jerusalem. The family published a memorial book that tells the story of Aviad’s life and is accompanied by pictures and letters of memory and longing for his friends. The book is located in the “House of the Gunner” in Zichron Yaakov and the National Library in Jerusalem.