Paz (Goldberg), Yitzhak (Itzik)

Son of Eliyahu and Bluma. He was born on October 18, 1934 in Warsaw, Poland, and immigrated to Israel in 1934. Prior to joining the army, he studied and acquired a mechanic-vehicle profession and worked as a scaffolder. Yitzhak was drafted into the IDF in May 1952 and assigned to the Ordnance Corps, where he was trained as a gunner and served as a weapon for a short period of time, In the course of his service against Yitzhak, he succeeded in promoting and improving, with excellent performance, the things he was entrusted with, and was awarded certificates of appreciation from the Commander of the Armored Corps and the Northern Command. After repeated requests from his commanders and subordinates, Yitzhak went to an officers’ course, and in February 1966 he completed an officer’s course with honors and was awarded the rank of lieutenant. Yitzhak participated in the Six-Day War and the bitter battles in the Golan Heights, and even fought and was an active partner in conquering the city of Kuneitra. After the war he was transferred to an infantry brigade as a quartermaster officer during the period of pursuit and terrorist activity in the Jordan Valley, and during his difficult period, Yitzhak was awarded the rank of Major, awarded by Major General David Elazar (Dado). He served as a brigade officer and reserve commander in 1972. In 1973, Yitzhak was transferred to the Golani Brigade, where he served as a brigade maintenance officer, and in 1973 he participated in the Yom Kippur War and served as a replacement for fallen commanders, On May 5, 1974, towards the end of the War of Attrition in the Golan Heights, Major Yitzhak was seriously wounded in the shelling And in the area of ​​Boca. He died of his wounds on 6 June 1974 at the Rambam Medical Center. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Pardes Hanna. He was followed by a mother, a wife and three sons, who served and served in the IDF as well, with the oldest of them carrying the rank of his father and his pride. In his speech, he noted Yitzhak’s courage: “The nation exists on the fighters and they strengthen its security,” he said. The commander of the Golani Brigade spoke about the great heroism of the deceased in the bitter battles in the Yom Kippur War and the War of Attrition. “He always fulfilled his duties above what was expected of him, and his image will remain engraved on the eternal memory of Golani fighters and the entire IDF, he said.