Odem, Menachem

Menachem, son of Shulamit and Israel, was born on November 1, 1937 in Netanya. He married his mother at the time of his birth, and in his early years he was educated at a WIZO home in Jerusalem and later by his grandmother in Kfar Tavor, where his family reunited with Ein Harod, , And after graduating from high school in the kibbutz, the social, moral and national values ​​he acquired during his childhood and his youth in the kibbutz crystallized in his world view, which was summed up with simplicity, courage and love of liberty, In order to familiarize himself with the landscapes of his homeland, Menahem frequently studied books in various fields – philosophy, psychology, graphology The influence of his father, the graphologist) and in Jewish thought, and most of his thoughts were focused, as he himself put it, “in the wisdom of life and in the intelligence of the Lev.” In his writings there are a variety of fields of expression: The love of the people and the love of the homeland, and the devotion of the soul, demands for their defense, the various events that took place in the country before the establishment of the state, and the establishment of love letters and thoughts from the period of his service in the IDF – And social relations. In all of these, there is an original perception of things and a deep understanding of the human psyche. Menachem was drafted into the IDF in November 1955. He volunteered for paratroopers, underwent basic training and parachuting, then served in the paratroopers’ paratroopers, participated in the retaliatory activities of the end of 1956, fought in the Sinai War and participated in the Battle of Mitla, After his discharge from the regular army service, he returned to his farm and worked in the metal factory “Steel” as a metalworker. As part of his year of freedom, he moved to the religious Kibbutz Beerot Yitzhak for a few months, where he frequently studied books of thought and books on Jewish thought in recent generations. In the Six Day War he fought in Samaria and was given the “Six Day War” sign. After the war he was one of the founders of Kibbutz Merom Golan, where he built his home and established a family and his daughter Hadas was born. He was active in the company’s social life and was a partner in the establishment of the Tuf plant in Tel-Fares, in the Golan Heights. During the Yom Kippur War he served in the Armored Corps. On October 19, 1973, he was killed and killed in the shelling of a shopping mall in the Golan Heights. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery at Ein Harod. He left behind a wife and daughter, a father and a sister. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant. His commander told him that he was an excellent soldier and a model member, and that he fulfilled all his duties faithfully and devotedly and was admired and accepted by all his subordinates and commanders. During an investigation in 2017, it was reported that he had been awarded a Cpl.