Poe, Ophir Yehoshua

Ben Gensia and my father Shemaiah. Born on 27 August 1975 in Kfar Etzion, Ophir studied at the regional religious elementary school in Gush Etzion and continued his high school studies at the regional school of the kibbutzim of the south in Yavneh, and when he was sixteen he moved with his family to live Efrat was a leader who followed him and crystallized, both in society, in the family and in the army, and all around him, he radiated security and stability and it was pleasant to be with him.Ophir was drafted into the IDF in late November 1993 and volunteered for the infantry. During the difficult course, he became fond of his comrades in the unit and received the assessment of his commanders, as he wrote in his personal file: “A leading soldier, investor, responsible and caring. On April 2, 1995, Ofir fell in the military section of the Kfar Etzion cemetery, where he was twenty years old and left behind his parents, brother Doron and two sisters Tal and Adi. Sergeant Amnon Lipkin-Shahak wrote in a letter of condolence to the family: “Ophir Yehoshua, of blessed memory, served as a target in the ‘Orev Company’ when he was killed in a car accident.” Ofir Yehoshua was described by his commanders as a prominent soldier in his position, professional and decisive in his opinions. High motivation for success, and led his team with the willpower and leadership that he has endowed.Ophir Yehoshua went to a combat paramedics course, All its stages and was to return at the end to his unit as a medic. ” “Ophir served in the battalion as a combat soldier and in his profession as a target.” We met Ophir as a soldier of values, full of energy, and in the team’s language, and was in fact one of the “movers.” “He said. His parents built a synagogue in his honor.