Rybak, David (Dudik, Dudi)
David (Dudi), son of Yemima and Kalman, was born on 30.10.1951 in Kibbutz Kfar Blum, where he grew up and studied at the elementary school in the kibbutz and then completed high school in the Hahula Valley. He was an outstanding student with wide knowledge and many interests, modest and humble, never proud of his grades, which were among the highest in the class, according to one of his teachers at the school, who was always looking for the truth and accuracy. He was an avid nature lover and traveled extensively throughout the country, loved landscapes, plants and animals, and had a wonderful collection of butterflies arranged in glass boxes. Dudi was preparing a thesis on the life of the bees, he loved the work of the land, and he used to work devotedly, without feeling tired and without a sense of time, and when he began to work he could not be stopped or kept up with his work. He had a great sense of humor and could joke and relieve tension in certain situations by saying the right thing in the right place.was a very sociable boy and used to entertain many friends on Friday evenings in his room, and he also connected his class to the lower classes. A son loyal to his parents and devoted to his three older sisters. He had a gentle and attentive mind for the problems and desires of others. By nature, he was an energetic and decisive boy with influence over people. David was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early 1969 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, and after completing basic training he was trained in a tank training course and a tank commander course. He was assigned to the unit, which was involved in the development of the Armored Corps’ doctrine, and his commander at the time wrote that he was a good and responsible officer who fulfilled his duties with dedication and efficiency.The rank of lieutenant was granted to him in June 1972. After six months of struggle, he was appointed commander of the Morag Brigade, and served as the commander of the kibbutz, serving as the center of the agriculture and as a social center. He was an excellent officer, who proved that a good Nahal commander does not necessarily have to grow out of the Nahal, if he has leadership and values, and he has no need for soldiers and was attentive to their problems and therefore everyone loved him and even admired him. On October 12, 1973, the battalion encountered an enemy ambush near the village of Nesej, and Dudi was killed. He was laid to rest in the cemetery in Kfar Blum. Survived by parents and sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to captain.
