Rotthendler, Adam-Yagensi
Adam, son of Chana and Julian, was born on 15.1.1950 in Poland. His mother, who survived the Holocaust and his father, who served in the Red Army and the Polish army, immigrated to Israel in 1967 when Adam was seventeen years old. He completed his elementary and high school studies in Poland, and when he immigrated to Israel he was a graduate of a technical school and a professional. He chose to study the Hebrew language at an ulpan on Kibbutz Beit Zera, where he combined study and work in various branches of the agriculture. When the Six-Day War broke out and all the men in the kibbutz were recruited, Adam went out with his friends and with hard work managed to keep the farm in all its branches during the day and protect it at night. He loved music and in his spare time he used to play guitar, accordion, electric organ, and piano. He was pleasant, always happy with what he had. He was benevolent toward others, and placed the good of others before his own good. He always helped people and did not to expect a reward. By nature he was generous and his many friends loved him and respected him. Adam was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in mid-February 1969 and volunteered for the Armored Corps, where he completed his army service in a special armored brigade and took part in the War of Attrition. In February 1971, he was released from regular service and was accepted to work at the Israel Aerospace Industries as an aircraft mechanic, occasionally leaving for reserve duty periods. And usually served in the postal lines In late 1972, he married his girlfriend, Tova, whom he had known since his youth and had established a home in Israel, and was an exemplary, devoted, gentle, faithful and loving husband. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Adam was recruited and in the late evening he was on the battlefield in the Golan Heights, and during the battles, his vehicle was hit and he joined another tank. 1973) in the area of the village of Nafah, his tank was hit and he was killed. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by a wife, a son born a few months after his fall, parents and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Adam served in my unit as a tank crew, and he fulfilled his duty with devotion and loyalty, his professional ability and his devotion to the goal during the battle served as an example to his comrades.
