Shachar (Schwarzbord), Jacob

Jacob, son of Chaya and Getzi, was born on the 9th of Sivan 5702 (June 9, 1942) in Haifa. Yaakov, the grandson of Rabbi Yaakov Schwartzbord, one of the founders of the Rambam synagogue and the son of the founders of Neve Sha’anan, was educated as a child in the “Rambam” kindergarten and attended the “Tel Hai” elementary school in Neve Sha’anan. He was fond of his friends, loved war games and sports, and a lot of social activity. When he was twelve he was accepted as a trumpeter and drummer in the Haifa orchestra and also played in the Firemen’s Band. From an early age, he aspired to be educated in a kibbutz, and after completing his elementary school, this request was fulfilled. He moved to Kibbutz Mizra, where he graduated from high school, participated in sports events (especially in the basketball field) and served as a youth counselor in Hashomer Hatzair. He was loved by his friends and adapted to the conditions of life there. During his teenage years, his girlfriend, Miriam, said: “We called him” Yenti “due to his speech difficulties, but we loved him all, and he was the leader of the class. Black, “which used to frighten people in the rushing at night. Yaakov was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of November 1961 and assigned to the infantry corps, because of the asthma he suffered as a child, his health was set lower than usual, and he appealed to the Consilium to raise his medical profile. When he was discharged at the beginning of May 1964, he volunteered for the career army, and continued there until the day of his death, for nine consecutive years, during which he took many courses: the Nahal Brigade course, the rifle training course, Infantry officers, parachuting courses, officers ‘training course, platoon commanders’ course, and command and staff courses, all of whom completed high grades. He met his future wife, Nitza, who served as a clerk at the base, and after a year of training at the school asked for a transfer to an operational unit and was assigned to the Golani Brigade where he served until the day they fell. In September 1965, he married Nitza, and the couple moved to Kiryat Ono, where they were born, Shai and Doron, and during his military service he often traveled to officers’ tours abroad . One of these tours took place before the Six-Day War. When he learned of the high alert, he quickly returned to Israel, and during the war he and his battalion immigrated to participate in the conquest of the Golan Heights. After graduating from the IDF in 1970, he began his studies in geography and history at Tel Aviv University, where he returned to his beloved Golani Brigade. The Barak Battalion. On Yom Kippur eve he spent a short vacation at his home. He had not yet finished his vacation and was called back to the unit. The “Barak” Battalion in the Yom Kippur War put an end to the weight of the Syrian offensive. On the 9th of Tishrei 5734 (9.10.1973) he headed his battalion to the village of Buqa’ta to repel the attack of a Syrian commando force. In this battle he was hurt and fell. Seven months after his fall, his third son was born and his name was Matan-Ya’akov. Yaakov was brought to eternal rest in the military section of the Kiryat Shaul cemetery. He left behind a wife and three sons, and two brothers.