Avraham, son of Frida and Dov-Brent, was born on 20.4.1947 in Sighet, Romania, and immigrated to Israel with his parents and sister Rita in 1958. Avraham was 11 years old when he came to Israel from Romania, and with no difficulty found himself in the company of children in Netanya, and was discovered as a lively and pleasant child. In the summer of 1965, Avraham was successful in the matriculation exams, and he was a good student of high school and was a favorite of both teachers and students. Not to distinguish between a time of mitzva and a time of pleasure. “Avraham liked to spend time, dance and be entertained. He was a prominent figure in society and excelled in his friendly and friendly attitude. During his free time, he traveled around the country and became familiar with its plants and animals. A special love for the sea. Every morning he would get up at five and go to the beach to freshen up, “said his wife, who was always a devoted son to his parents, a tall, handsome young man whom everyone knew loved him. In mid-August 1965 he was assigned to the Armored Corps. After basic training, he completed a tank training course and served as a tank gunner. Abraham was a good soldier and was known among his friends as a loyal friend. “In a time of trouble, everyone came to Avraham, and his Lev was open to absorbing the twists and turns of the soul of others,” said one of his friends. In the June 1967 battles he participated as a liaison in a combat unit and was awarded the “Six Day War” signal. In February 1968, when Avraham was discharged from the IDF, he married his childhood friend, Ahuva, and built his home in Netanya with him, where he studied in criminology and special education classes at Bar-Ilan University and worked in the family’s textile store. “He had a strong desire to understand the distress of each person and assist in every possible way. He was very sensitive and willing to donate all his energy and intelligence to the aid of a man in trouble. “When he studied, he also taught at the schools in Elyachin and Netanya, where he was accepted to work at the” Neve Tzelim “educational institution. The children, “his friends told him,” looked like a rigid, self-confident man, a person with a loving soul and soul. “He acquired the love of his students, taught them the secret of drumming, traveled with them on trips and trips throughout the country, “Avraham gave me self-confidence,” one of the boys said. “He had a smile that made me Simcha. When I was sad, I looked at him: his smile came straight out of me, and my pain passed, as if he had never been. “Avraham was successful in his work and was elected as a member of the workers’ committee. In January 1971, a daughter was born to Abraham and her lover: “Our little Galia taught Avraham to be a model father. She is as Yaffa as he is, her hair is golden and her eyes are as blue as Abraham’s. For many hours he traveled with her proudly, played with her and read stories to her, “recalls the mother.” Avraham’s dream was to pursue his master’s degree, and he wanted to specialize in teaching children with difficult education. “How many times does a person live? When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Avraham was shocked and excited, and when the order to come came, he phoned his friends in the unit and hurried to the concentration station.Armored Corps in the Golan Heights. He took part in battles in the area of Hoshenia, and when his unit disintegrated, he joined another armored unit. On the 9th of Tishrei 5734 (October 9, 1973) Abraham was killed and killed during a bloody battle near Nafah. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Netanya. Survived by a wife and daughter, parents and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Avraham served in an armored unit and was a member of an excellent and beloved tank crew.” Members of the Polak family, friends and acquaintances, published a pamphlet in memory of Abraham, which included a discussion of his character and his path; Avraham’s parents set up a wall plaque in memory of a synagogue in Netanya.
