Rosenkrantz, Batya

Daughter of Zvi and Zelda. She was born on April 3, 1958, in Bnei Brak. She completed her elementary school in Bnei Brak and studied at the son of Gurion High School in Petah Tikva, where Batya expanded her education by reading extensively on various subjects, but her main interest was in art, and spent her free time listening to music Batya was also an active member of the Scouts movement, Batya was drafted into the IDF in September 1976 and assigned to the Air Force. She served as chief clerk in her unit’s office and due to her dedication and success in the position, she was raised to the rank of sergeant. Batya fell during her service on the 10th of June 1978 and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Holon, where she was a twenty-year-old wife, and left her parents behind: “Batya was an outstanding soldier and there was no limit to her devotion. As chief clerk in the unit’s office, she bore a great deal of responsibility for a highly secret and important material for state security. Often, and for short periods of time, the ministry was charged with it, and it stood with great respect, efficiency and grace. Was for example its members, friends and commanders. “