Reicher, Jacob

Son of Yehoshua and Hedva, who immigrated to Eretz Israel from Romania after a long and difficult journey. He was born on 17.3.1949 in Gedera and studied for two years at the Katznelson Elementary School in Ashkelon, three years at the Gordon School and the Arlosoroff School and completed his humanities studies at the A. Challenge in Ashkelon. Yaakov was very successful in his studies. His teachers praised him, though he was quiet and unobtrusive. He was a loyal son and devoted to his parents and received their education with love. He also managed to convey the legacy of this education to his younger brother, whom he defended with devotion. It is no wonder that the younger brother, like many others, adored Jacob. Jacob was an avid sports enthusiast and especially interested in running and soccer. In his youth he was a member of the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. In high school he was a battalion commander in the Gadna and also excelled in sports lessons. Despite his youth, he had a mental maturity. He was connected to his family and was a loyal son and devoted to his parents, and a friendly family member who cared for all his relatives. He was patient and courteous and never forced his will on others, he was even sure of the justice of his words. He did not raise his voice and always kept his cool. He hated injustice and injustice, and when he set himself a goal he tried to reach it in straight ways. As a friend and friend he would always help as much as he could. His personal charm attracted many friends and, thanks to his achievements in sports, he was sent to Wingate Institute for physical training and was awarded the title of junior sports instructor. He loved the country with all his might because of the national education that had been taught at his father’s home. Yaakov was drafted into the IDF in August 1967 and volunteered without hesitation to serve in the Paratroopers Brigade, and was proud of his actions and his family was proud of him. They did not know anything about the basic training difficulties in this combat unit: 14 months of hard and arduous training, and when they completed successfully, Cpl. Hard training, complex exercises, chasing terrorists and standing firmly in positions and strongholds, and now the days before his release began and Yaakov began preparing himself (May 30, 1970), Yaakov fell in an ambush near the Suez Canal and was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Ashkelon, and his regiment commander wrote in a letter of condolence to the family: “Way Jacob did long with us; Three years of constant war throughout our country: ambushes on the Golan Heights, pursuit of terrorists in the Jordan Valley, sweeps in the Gaza Strip, raids beyond enemy lines and a difficult battle along the Suez Canal. During these long years, we got to know Jacob and saw him as one of the best fighters in the battalion. His commanders knew that this was a trusted friend and warrior. Jacob was strong in body and spirit and appeared among us as a Aryeh in the group. In training, he was always the first – first on trips, first in carrying wounded and first in assaults. His Lev was warm, open to his friends, always ready to help a member of the army, to host a friend who had no home and to share with his friends everything he had – Yaakov fell in a long and difficult battle in which the people of Israel fought for their right to life and peace. The price of this war is the best of our members, one of the nation’s finest. We believe that this war will bring peace and when peace comes, those who will win it will remember those who have not been able to see – because in their blood they were bought; And yet we know that there is no consolation for mourning for your son Jacob, and even in the better days that will come, you will be among those who have sufferedIt will never heal. With the entire house of Israel, we mourn the fire that God burned in your home. “To commemorate his name, his family entered a Torah scroll, a Torah library and a candle for the Hamed Synagogue in Ashkelon, Keren Rivka “to commemorate his name, in the high school where he studied, a special plaque was set with pictures of him and things in his memory.