Shapiro, Avraham (“Avrahami”)

Son of Shlomo and Sarah. Born on 11.11.1950 in Nesher, he studied at the Beit Yehoshua elementary school, where he continued his studies at the Samet High School in Haifa. Abraham was an outstanding and talented student. And graduated with high grades. From childhood he stood out as a good friend willing to help his classmates. Who is prepared to guide new immigrants and help them settle in Israel. In high school he studied electronics and liked everyone. Avraham was a member of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed movement and later became a counselor at the Nesher branch. He also served as a framework instructor on behalf of Kibbutz Massada and traveled weekly to Tel Aviv to prepare the framework for the realization and towards joining its members as members of the kibbutz. His students say: “We waited for meetings with him every week, and he never let down, he stuck to the task that was imposed upon him and filled it to the brim, creating a special atmosphere among the members, his characteristic and infectious laughter sweeping us all. We had a lot of work to do, and even if we did not exhaust it, we enjoyed it and we were full of experiences, not least because many of us went to work in a branch that concentrated on bananas, but the work was hard, but we returned to the rooms and waited for a new day of work Sometimes we liked to be rebuked, because his scolding was paternal and full of humor Na and his optimism swept us more than anything else and he taught us that you can do everything peacefully. ” “Avrami was very critical, he criticized the others and himself, and the fear of his criticism prevented the behavior of hypocrisy next to him, he loved the simplicity of things, and he did not believe in speech but in action. So strong and conspicuous that its impact on the entire society was inevitable. ” Abraham loved literature, cinema and theater. As evidenced by his friends and family – he knew how to extract the most important of all the work and to sift the tafl. He was able to visit any film or play he had seen and recommended movies to adult audiences. After completing his studies, Avraham decided to volunteer for the Nahal Brigade and to join the nucleus, which included members from Kiryat Haim and Kfar Galim, to the Masada farm in the Jordan Valley, and was drafted into the IDF in September 1968. After completing basic training, He served in the Sinai and was one of the first to cross the Suez Canal, where he sat with his friends for a long period of time in Ismailia, and only then did he feel Who contributed something to the war, and Abraham wrote in his letter to the parents: “I have an uneasy feeling that I am in a combat battalion that has a reputation in which people are ‘torn.’ And I fall into peace … Everyone here is looking for peace and it seems strange to them that one of them wants to escape this peace and to strive. My wish is to go through all the basic training of the regiment’s life, so I know that I am able to fulfill any role when necessary. “The combination of idealism, youthful warmth, devotion and integrity enabled Abrami to grow up as an entire personality, capable and willing to contribute in many areas. This development assigned him many roles and enterprises that by nature await motive and action. His good smile, his uncompromising and uncompromising criticism, his faith and devotion, his honesty and his zeal for the values ​​of man and group, were combined in his forgiving and mocking attitude to any attempt to appreciate him as he was and to attribute to him the uniqueness of everythingHi. “Upon his discharge from the regular military service, Avraham joined Kibbutz Massada, and within a short period of time became prominent in the company and was elected to the secretariat. Here he married Tami and prepared to build a home and family. Every year he was called up for reserve service and was answered with love and joy. On the 25th of Kislev 5736 (25.11.1975) Avraham fell in the line of duty during reserve duty in the Sinai. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. Left behind a wife – Tammy, parents and two sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. His family established a professional educational library in his memory at Kibbutz Massada, where he was a member until his fall.