Sehayek, Isaac

Yitzhak, son of Miriam and Rachamim, was born in Petach Tikvah on January 28, 1955. He completed his elementary studies at Ma’alot in Bnei Brak and then went on to high school and graduated from the Yarkon vocational school He was a friendly boy who used to be knowledgeable and reasonable, and was loved by his classmates in the school. He was an outstanding student, his teachers and teachers were very proud of the achievements and successes in the various fields of study, but he did not only excel in his studies but also in his hobbies Who was a student in the ninth grade and was awarded a certificate of excellence for the organization’s ability and the ability to convince him in his relationships with people. In various social activities, such as the annual intelligence marches and the four-day marathon, and he was rewarded with the medals for his alertness and his talent for cooperation. He did so on his own and with his own free will, without any connection to those in charge. Yitzhak was drafted into the IDF in mid-February 1973. After completing basic training, he was assigned as a tank gunner to an armored unit in the Sinai and was loved by soldiers and commanders alike. “He was also a central figure in his unit, and all his friends wanted to be close to him, and he was able to play friendly relations with everyone, and he often participated in the soccer games that the soldiers conducted in the space between the tanks and the fun and entertainment. , His brothers and sisters, kept in constant contact with Mach And during the Yom Kippur War Yitzhak was with his unit in Sinai, and on the first night of the war he tried to rescue a tank that was hit in the southern sector of the Suez Canal, “He went into battle with Egyptian forces and was killed for about two months, and his family was informed that he was missing, and after a period of fear and hope he was killed on October 7, 1973. He was brought to rest at home The cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by his parents, brother and two sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, Yitzhak’s commander wrote: “We, the commanders and members of the unit, proudly and proudly bear his memory.”