Nissenbaum, Eran

Son of Esther and Shlomo, was born on October 10, 1962 in Tel Aviv. In 1969 the family settled in the rural settlement of Omer, where Eran continued his elementary studies. He completed his high school studies in Be’er Sheva, and graduated summa cum laude in geography. In his 11th year, Eran found a pen-pal in the United States and corresponded with him for several years. When he reached the age of mitzvot, he received from his parents as a bar mitzvah gift a trip to the United States to meet with his pen pal. Eran was attracted to photography, and when he returned from the United States, he brought a bunch of photographs from the places he had toured. At the end of his high school studies, Eran traveled with a friend to Europe. They hitchhike in the Scandinavian countries, and for three months “plowed” the northern lands. This trip greatly expanded his horizons and gave him many experiences. Eran was drafted into the IDF in early February 1981 and volunteered for the Armored Corps, where he completed his tank commander’s course, and in the same manner completed a tank commander course, when he was assigned a Merkava tank, when Eran was promoted to First Sergeant. On the first day of the fighting, on the 26th of Sivan 5762 (1962), Sgt. Eran fell in battle in Lebanon during the Peace for Galilee War and was brought to rest at the military cemetery in Be’er Sheva. , Was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant, Eran left behind his parents, brother and sister In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the Minister of Defense noted that Eran ” Turn off ‘as an outstanding trainee. “Eran’s commander wrote:” Eran was a young tank commander in the company, but very professional and at a high operational level … he was very talented both in the technical / professional field and in his personality, in the ability of painting that he discovered and other things that made him Acceptable and very popular in the company and battalion. “