Naveh, Yosef

Yosef, son of Pnina and Moshe, was born on August 12, 1944, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and immigrated to Israel with his family in June 1952. His family settled in Kibbutz Mefalsim and later moved to Kibbutz Givat Hayim (Ichud) In elementary school. In 1955, the family left the kibbutz and moved to Ramat Hen, where he graduated from elementary school. The family moved to Kiryat Ono and Yosef graduated from Dvir High School in Ramat Gan. Joseph, who was called by all – Yossi, was a cheerful boy, full of joie de vivre and loving society. He has the special qualities of the South Americans – sincere and warm feelings and love for each person. Yossi quickly acclimated to every new society. He was the living spirit of every society, thanks to his kindness, his jokes and his special sense of humor. Yossi took upon himself to bring new immigrants from South America to the life of Israeli society, and therefore he taught Hebrew to young immigrants and organized social and cultural activities. He contributed to the rapprochement between the Israelis and the new immigrants and helped the rapid absorption of many South American immigrants in their new country. Yossi was an outstanding athlete, especially in soccer and volleyball. He was active in sports and participated in most of the activities in his neighborhood. He also led his soccer team to the competition, which was attended by groups of immigrants from South America. Yosef was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early May 1962 and assigned to the Armored Corps, where he was trained as a tank gunner and later completed a tank commander course, and was sent to serve in the Armored Corps 7, where he served as a liaison officer. At the end of October 1964, Yossi was discharged from regular service and assigned to a reserve unit of the Armored Corps, and before the outbreak of the Six-Day War he was put in a cast and could not take part in the battles. He was able to persuade his commanders to join him in the auxiliary forces, and he closely followed the battles in which his unit participated After graduating from the ORT school in Givatayim, he worked as an electronics technician at Tadiran and worked in his work, and in December 1968 he married his girlfriend and together with him established his home in Kearon. His daughter, Nili, was born and was the happiest man in the world, and his family and his family became the center of his life and devoted all his free time to caring for his family. Egyptians in the Sinai. In a battle that took place on the 19th of Tishrei 5734 (19.10.1973) in the area controlled by the IDF west of the Suez Canal, Yossi was killed and killed and brought to rest in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery, leaving behind a wife, daughter, parents and sister. In the letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Since joining the armored unit, where he was until his death, Yosef was a diligent soldier dedicated to his position, accepted by his friends and a loyal citizen. There is no consolation for a white man who passed away prematurely, and it is impossible to return the events that preceded the war, but thanks to him and thanks to many of us we were able to continue to exist as a people and as a state. “