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Reinhman, Abraham

Reinhman, Abraham


Son of Yehoshua and Rosa, a Holocaust survivor. He was born on July 11, 1929, in Poland, and immigrated to Israel in 1952. His parents, who remained in Austria, perished in the Holocaust And Abraham, who was adopted by a Jewish family in London, began working at the age of 14. He joined the Chabad movement in England and at the age of 18 came to train Bnei Akiva as a member of the youth group in the Thaksed training farm in England. Where Abraham discovered a tendency to cultivate the foliage and became one of the pillars of the farm. When Avraham immigrated to Israel in 1952, he settled in the religious Kibbutz Lavi and was discovered as an energetic, talented and highly agricultural man. He soon became part of the kibbutz and eventually became the center of the agriculture. His friend from childhood and his kibbutz friend wrote about his work on the kibbutz: “He took over a branch that still struggles with its first steps – the flour industry, and has become the largest and most prosperous branch in the agriculture, a branch that has supported the agriculture for almost many years. In constant contact with him, and he always found time and patience to deal with my affairs. ” Avraham enjoyed the prayer for the High Holy Days and listened to the Koussevitzky brothers’ recordings in cantorial passages and combined them with their prayers. A central characteristic of Abraham was his awareness of his weaknesses; They bothered him frequently and he was honest with himself beyond the norm and underestimated his virtues. He was a friendly man, and his house was always open to guests of all ages and ages. Abraham was proud of his wife – Shifra – and of her sensitivity to the values ​​he advocated. He was always Simcha that in addition to the burden of keeping the house and caring for the family, she also made a decisive contribution to central committees in the kibbutz. Avraham was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in November 1955 and was drafted into the Armored Corps, and after completing his training course, Avraham fought in the battle of Abu-Agila in the Sinai War and commanded his fighters to praise him for fighting in the Six Day War. Because of his age, Avraham was transferred to the infantry and served as a soldier in the Yom Kippur War and was angry at his transfer to the infantry, because he loved his role in the Armored Corps and filled it successfully for more than 20 years. Stories of heroism. On February 22, 1974, Avraham fell in the cemetery of his kibbutz, leaving behind a wife, two sons and a daughter, and in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Although he was not among the commanders, Abraham voluntarily undertook additional tasks and excelled in his responsibility in fulfilling the tasks and tasks assigned to him. In his personality and in fulfilling his role in the unit, Avraham serves as an example of devotion and responsibility. “

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