Yehiel (Hilik), son of Leah and Yosef, was born on July 30, 1951, in Gvat. He studied at the kibbutz elementary school and completed high school in Gvat High School in the real world, and in the summer of 1969 he passed the final exams. Hilik was lively and lively, playful and lively. The kindergarten was the focus of all activity, despite being thin and small. He stood out for his agility and physical ability, and when he started school he immediately realized that he was both a good student and an excellent athlete. “Chilik’s learning ability was amazing, he had a fantastic grasp of perception, and he succeeded even without spending time and energy studying,” his friends said. For many hours he was active in sports, participated in running and jumping competitions, and played basketball and soccer. As he grew older he found great interest in chess. He was a friendly youth and joined with his friends from Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed and Hakibbutz Hameuhad. You went on trips and trips around the country, participated in meetings and social gatherings, and took part in a course on Israel. He also participated in the activities of the Gadna, and successfully completed an IDF course. “Hilik was active and awake,” his friends in the farm testified, and told him how he worked, after a long school day, in the branch of the grenade fruit and pears. In the last few years of high school he was very interested in the field of flora and did a good job in this field. “It was not only hours of work and recreation that our Hilik knew,” said the Pilzer family. “There were quite a few hours of reflection and deliberation, discussions about the future, the agriculture, life.” After graduating from high school, he was accepted as a member of the kibbutz. “Hilik was proud of this, and it is right to contribute all his energy and wisdom to enrich the life of the kibbutz and the agriculture.” Hilik was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early 1969 and was assigned to the Israel Air Force, after which he was forced to stop his brother-in-law Nir, who said: “Despite the clear knowledge that failure was possible, The blow is hard. His commanders tried to persuade him to join a navigators course, thus staying in the corps he loved and being close to the pilots. Hilik again hesitated and after hesitations and hesitations, decided to leave the corps and join an elite field unit in the Armored Corps. “He took part in an armored reconnaissance course and a course from reconnaissance patrols. During his service, he was awarded the “Operational Service Award” and was awarded “Paratrooper Wings” after completing a parachuting course. He spent his compulsory service in the Suez Canal, where he learned difficult days and bitter hours. He was known among his friends as an excellent explorer and a dedicated commander. “The commando unit had a second home, and it was willing to contribute for its friends, just as it was always right to help his family and his friends in Gvat.” In October 1972, Hilik was discharged from regular service and returned to the kibbutz and integrated into the life of the agriculture. Acute arthritis dragged him to the hospital bed in Afula, but when he recovered, he was as energetic as ever and devoted himself to the various branches of the agriculture. He accepted the organization of the club and gave it a special atmosphere of spirit and entertainment. At the same time, he began working in a plastic pipe manufacturing plant, Plastro, and designed plans to study the electricity profession. During his spare time he played for the Hapoel Eitan basketball team and spent time with the young people and his loving family. Elem was active and full of life when the Yom Kippur War broke out. On the afternoon of Yom Tov, Hilik separated from his parents and set off. He was sent to the southern front, where he fought as an armored patrol commander and took part in the braking battles. Throughout the fighting, he made sure to send messages of reassurance and encouragement to his family members in the kibbutz, demanded the safety of his friends and asked him to write to him. On the 16th of Tishrei 5734 (October 16, 1973) Hilik was killedIn battle when crossing the canal. His friends say that in all the days of the fighting, he bravely fought hard and devotedly to the tasks he was assigned. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Gvat. Survived by his parents and two sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved parents, the unit commander wrote: “His actions and perseverance in the long war served us as a source of strength for us, his comrades, and he was loved and accepted by his comrades and commanders. Members of the Paltzer family, friends and ruminants in the Gevat farm published a booklet with a book about the path and character of Chilik z “l, as well as letters he wrote.
