Yair, son of Tzippora and Yehiel, was born on the 28th of Adar 5713 (March 12, 1953) in Tel Aviv. He studied at the “elementary” elementary school, and then continued his studies in the Tel Aviv high school in the real world. Yair, who was nicknamed “Yairke” by his family, was clever and witty since childhood. According to his classmates, stood out in class, knew more than others, made sense and thought as an adult. He was a good student and graduated from elementary school with very good grades, but he also made a lot of noise and disturbing the lessons. At the school he was active in various fields: singing in the choir, participating in plays and always being elected to the class committee. His friends were everywhere. For a time he was an active member of the United Movement, a member of the “Shahaf” group in the “Yamaya” kibbutz. He was also a very diligent and intelligent student in high school, and especially excelled in the real professions he loved. From childhood, Yair was interested in flying and building models of airplanes, spaceships and ships. When he was in eighth grade he took part in a competition to build ship models and was privileged to sail aboard the destroyer “Jaffa”. He studied aeronautics engineering and aspired to be a pilot in the air force, and from his childhood he played the piano and performed with the Beit- He was an enthusiastic jazz musician and had a great collection of records, he also took part in the drama club of his school, and later became a member of the central drama department of the Tel Aviv Municipality, usually playing the roles of cynical, As if they were identical to the character he himself was trying to show outwardly – a cynical and rough “sabra” – even though he was sensitive, sensitive In his youth he was also a member of the Tel Aviv Museum of Lovers Association, and often visited art exhibitions, and from childhood he was very receptive to the reception He was always attentive to what was going on around him and was interested in the problems of society and the state, Yair was very fond of the country, proud of its achievements and willing to contribute to it as best he could, but he was critical of many phenomena, On distinction and analysis. Yair had a good sense of humor and was a fascinating conversationalist. He was always frank and honest and set things straight. He had a clear and reasoned opinion on every issue and he liked to argue and prove that he was right. He also argued with his commanders in the army about orders that did not make sense to him. From his youth he was lively, assertive and loving. He was always very attached to his family and home. Bino, the youngest son, and his brother and sister, who were several years older than him, had great love, understanding, devotion and friendship, and he loved their children very much. During the summer vacation in 1968 he traveled to Europe to visit his sister and travel. He also traveled in the summer of 1970 with a delegation of German airmen to visit NATO bases in Europe and Canada. Before the ride you switched his surname to play. He had many plans, and in addition to his desire to study aeronautical engineering, which he also learned to play piano. Yair was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early August 1971 and assigned to the Armored Corps, where he dreamed of being a pilot, but due to a flaw in his eye, he was not accepted for an aviation course. As a tank driver in the Armored Corps, after completing his tank commander course and excelling in carrying out his duties, his commanders sent him to an officers ‘and other officers’ courseYes to Armored Officers Course. At the end of the training period, he was awarded the rank of officer and was stationed as a guide in the Armored Corps training base. In October 1973, it was decided to transfer him to the Suez Canal. Yair did not like army life, because of the distance from home and his girlfriend, whom he loved very much. But he always did his duty in full, even more than was required of him – as testified by his instructor. He did his duty with dedication and responsibility and was not deterred by the difficulties. On the eve of Yom Kippur, when he was on vacation at home, Yair was called back to the base. He was sent to Sinai and arrived on Saturday afternoon for Bir Tamada, where he was given command of a tank. When the war broke out, his unit went out to participate in halting the Egyptian attacks. During the fighting, his tank went up twice on ambushes and Yair was injured, but he bandaged himself and continued to fight. On the 7th of Tishrei 5734 (7.10.1973) in the area of ”Haviva-Lexicon”, a caterpillar of his tank broke off. The tank stopped and the cannon went out of use, facing fifteen tanks and dozens of enemy soldiers. After a while the tank was hit and immediately hit again by a missile that hit the turret. Since then we do not know what happened to him. Yair was declared missing, whose burial place was unknown. It was only twenty months later, in June 1975, that his body, which had been returned from Egypt in one of the thirty-nine coffins of our fallen soldiers, was identified. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by his parents, brother and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to lieutenant. In his memory, his parents published a book called “Yours as always Yair,” in which he wrote letters with great humor about his feelings, thoughts and experiences, photographs he took, as well as the words of family and friends about his character; Published by “Aked” published the book “absent – 5 conversations into the night,” including conversations with his family, a collection of letters and letters to him and him; His parents set up a photography department in his high school in Tel Aviv.
