Philosopher, Amir

Ben Tamar and Rafi. Was born in California, United States, on the 21st of Shvat 5742 (14.2.1982), the eldest son of his parents, an older brother to Aya and Alon. In February 1986, when Amir was four years old, the family returned to Israel, to Rishon Le’Zion, where Amir began his elementary studies at the Ein Hakore School and graduated from the Renanim School. When Amir became twelve years old, the family relocated to the Pardesiya in the Sharon region, and in grades 6 to 7 he studied in the junior high school at the Ruppin Regional School. Since Amir loved the technological professions, he chose the technological-scientific track at the Guttman Ort High School in Netanya, where Amir was very fond of computers, and at the same time studied at the Open University of Mathematics and Computer Science. : Martial Arts (Ninjutsu), Scuba Diving, Mountain Climbing – Was a member of the Israeli Alpine Club – rappelling, amateur radio, sailing, hiking around the country, nature photography, paragliding paragliding. And was a cooking and baking enthusiast, and on July 11, 2000, Amir enlisted in the IDF and after the basic training he was assigned to serve in the army To armaments. On February 11, 2001 Amir fell during his service and he is nineteen years old. Survived by his parents, sister and brother. He was laid to rest in the military section of the Pardesiya cemetery. On his tombstone are words from Yehuda Amichai’s poem: “Forget and bloom, bloom and forget, that’s all, the rest, sadness in the eyes and descriptions of the journey.” The commander of the unit in which he wrote a letter to the family: “… Amir served during the last months of his military service in the El-Op department as an imaging systems technician, and when he arrived at my unit in a short period of time, we discovered a curious young man. “Amir was a caring person who had a lot of activities, such as paragliding and hiking around the country, Amir was admired by his friends and commanders, and his absence will always be felt.”