Rubinstein, Haim-Moshe

Chaim-Moshe, son of Pnina and Yaakov, was born on 27.11.1942 in Ramatayim to pioneering parents who immigrated from Poland and spent their lives working on the land. Haim was a lively, lively, clever and cheerful boy who loved and excelled in his studies. He graduated from the Yosef Aharonovitch Elementary School in Kfar Malal and graduated from the ORT school in Netanya and received a scholarship to continue his studies at the ORT school in Netanya. And in the pouring rain in the winter, he rode to school and returned home on his bicycle, with a sense of humor and humor, The funny side of the situation in the home, the burden of riding a bike to Netanya and back, and the studies that took time and energy, he accepted with pleasure and humor, which is typical of him. He also found time to play soccer, which was his favorite sport. Haimke graduated from ORT school in Netanya as an outstanding student and was immediately offered a scholarship to study at the High School of Electrical Engineering in Geneva, Switzerland. Haim was drafted into the IDF in mid-February 1961. He was accepted to the pilots’ course, but did not complete the course and was transferred to the Armored Corps. He served in the IDF until the end of his regular army service, and in August 1963 Haim was released from regular service and went to Geneva to continue his studies with the help of the scholarship he was granted. , And when he completed his studies, he traveled with his class to a tour of the Soviet Union where he sought Jews to meet with them and to bring them encouragement from the country. I came from Geneva. Haimke felt that the Six-Day War was imminent and wanted his teachers to stay ahead of his final exams to feel down. He passed the honors so,Who held a festive dinner in his honor and delivered speeches and warm valuations. The war in the country broke out and Chaim slept for several nights at the airport until he managed to convince the crew of a plane that brought medical equipment to Israel. He sat all the time in the narrow cabin of the plane. As soon as he arrived, he took the knapsack and ran to join his unit, but to his great disappointment he was not sent to battle because he was already late. In Israel, he was accepted to work at the ORT school in Netanya, where he graduated cum laude a few years earlier. Within a year, after his marriage and the death of his father-in-law, he developed the factory that his father-in-law had left him and turned him into a supplier of pressure and gas concentrators. He also planned to expand it and export its products. He loved life, full of joy, joy and love for everyone. Everyone recognized him as a faithful and loving family man, who had a great deal of warmth over his sisters’ daughters, and as a loyal and dedicated friend. He took photography as a hobby and the photographs he took when he was in Europe were testimony not only to his moving experiences, but also to his talent as a photographer. Haimke liked to cook and when he was called up for reserve duty he used to cook delicacies for his friends. When the Yom Kippur War broke out Haim was called to his unit in Sinai and served as a company liaison in the company’s command and control unit. When the communication device broke down, he managed to repair it and transfer it to the sabotage half-track, to which the company commander and his deputy passed. On the 8th of Tishrei 5734 (October 8, 1973), the third day of the battles, he was wounded and killed while rescuing wounded. He was brought to eternal rest in the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. He left behind a wife, parents and two sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter to the grieving family, his commander wrote: “Your loved one, the fighter Sergeant Rubinstein Chaim z” l, fell in battle during the course of his duty on the Tlisman axis (in the “liquid” area) on the 12th of Tishrei, 5734. The late Sergeant Chaim served in our unit as a combat soldier and proved himself to be an excellent professional. He was courageous and dedicated, accepted by the soldiers of the unit and stood out in his desire to help his comrades. In my name and in the name of all the fighters of the unit, I express our deep sorrow over the fall of our comrades in arms. “His memoirs were published in the book” At noon of Yom Kippur “Haim, Shlomit Tur-Raz, dedicated her book of poems “On the Edge of a Dream” to her brother’s memory.