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Puterman, Erez

Puterman, Erez


Son of Rivka and Ze’ev, was born on June 18, 1962 in Tel Aviv. Erez began to study at the Yavneh elementary school, continued in junior high school at the Alliance school and completed his studies at the Gymnasia Herzliya. At Erez, Erez absorbed national and social values ​​and completed them in the Scouts movement, which he joined when he was 10 years old. In the movement he went through all the stages: he was an apprentice, a guide to the position of a battalion commander. Education for realization and love of the Land of Israel brought him to join the “Sion” nucleus, which was supposed to reinforce Kibbutz Or-Tal in the Golan Heights. Erez fought for the declaration of the nuclear issue to be explicitly stated: “The Golan is an inseparable part of the State of Israel.” The Land of Israel became part of Erez’s personality. He learned with love and thoroughness her history, her heritage, her wars and her right to exist. His studies of the Bible, literature and history, which he especially loved, complemented the great circle he created around him: the Greater Land of Israel, which aspires to peace and security, and his love of the land brought him to Merhavia, Where his feet had come in. His room had become miniature in Eretz Israel, and he had collected special souvenirs, shells, stones, interesting thorns, woodcuts of unique shapes, and the shelves in his room were crouching almost under the weight of books dealing with the country and its problems. Slogans that call for the integrity of the country, and his friends said: “We all learned from him what love is Real-Israel, Solomon. “Before recruiting core members Lsl”t left Kibbutz Beit method, and cedar was chosen later track nuclear Secretary. Erez was drafted into the IDF in early January 1981 and, of course, to the Nahal Brigade. When it became clear to Erez and his friends that their nucleus was going to a regular Nahal Brigade and not to the paratroop Nahal Brigade, they embarked on a protracted struggle that Perry finally carried. After the basic training and the paratroopers course, Erez went to a squad commanders ‘course, where the course – officers’ course – is obvious. During the course of the course, Erez and his colleagues were called upon to fulfill the Israeli government’s commitment to evacuate the Sinai settlements. The uprooting of the settlements was contrary to his political opinion. His Lev was torn inside him, but he did his duty as required. When the Peace for the Galilee broke out, Erez and his comrades went to battle. On the second day of the battles, on the 7th of Kislev, 5762 (1982), Erez fell in combat in Lebanon and was put to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. After he was killed, he was promoted to the rank of corporal, Erez left behind his parents and brother, and in his “Tel Aviv”, “Haaretz” and “Davar” newspapers, , An investor with principles and a son of the land who wanted to be among the settlers of the Land of Israel, loved by all, a true friend … A friend of the family published a book of sad songs and called it “Erez … in Lebanon, Asher Erez was among the founders of a club named after him.

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