Peleg (Potsznik), Elisha

Elisha, the son of Ida and Joseph, was born on August 11, 1948, in Petah Tikva. He studied at the Tel Ganim Elementary School and later continued his studies at the Modiin High School in Ramat Gan. Elisha was a diligent and industrious student and excelled in his studies. During all his studies he was among the best students in his class. He achieved very good grades without difficulty and without effort. In addition, he had a good sense of humor and was able to tell jokes and joke. His teachers loved him for his talents and acumen and his classmates loved him as a friend and as a person. He was always willing to help others, and many of his classmates must thank him for his help, without which they would not have passed the matriculation exams. During his spare time, he participated in the activities of the Etzion class at the Scouts’ camp in Ramat Gan, where he learned to appreciate the principles of justice, integrity and morality. He was a very sociable boy and every company was active and active. Friends loved to come to his house and spend long hours with him. He could listen to people and trust them. Many of his friends found him a loyal friend willing to listen to their questions and give them good advice. He was always cheerful and optimistic and people were used to seeing him smiling. Elisha was a pleasant man who knew how to consider others, because he respected each person as a person. He was also bound by the bonds of love for his parents and his brothers, and after his father’s death, the ties between him and his widowed mother became even stronger. Since he was the oldest son became head of the family. He was proud of this and honored the burden of the debts that ensued. In anticipation of his enlistment in the IDF, he eagerly awaited the new world and the new experiences he had in the army, and before he enlisted he decided to volunteer for a combat force. After basic training, he underwent a basic course in Armored Corps and completed successfully. He loved the Armored Corps and was proud that he was one of his soldiers. He also took his position very seriously and filled it with care and responsibility. His commanders were very pleased with him and soon sent him to a tank commanders course. This course was also completed with honors and was placed as a tank commander in a field unit. In the Six Day War, which broke out in those days, he excelled as a fighter and commander in battle. He fought in the central axis in Sinai, in the framework of the division of Major General Sharon and his commanders, who were impressed by his ability to act as a commander under pressure of battle, decided to send him to officers’ course. He successfully completed the course at the officers’ school, but in the army’s completion he was dismissed, not by his fault, about two weeks before the end of the course. He was assigned to the Armored Corps School and was trained by artillery in the Armored Corps. At the end of his regular service, he was released and began working for the Defense Ministry. After a while he left this job, when he was hired by the Prime Minister’s Office. After completing two years of this work, he decided to continue his studies. He enrolled in political science and criminology at Bar-Ilan University. He also decided to marry his girlfriend Adi. Six months after their marriage, the Yom Kippur War broke out. During the war, Elisha took part in the battles in the area of ​​the Firdan Bridge in Sinai, in the capacity of tank commander. On the 8th of Tishrei 5734 (October 8, 1973), during the company’s assault on the Firdan, the connection with his tank was cut off and he fell in the area occupied by the Egyptians. After his body was returned, Elisha was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. He left behind a wife, a mother, and a brother. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant.