Avinoam, son of Rivka and Zvi, was born on April 7, 1953, in Ramat Gan, and was named after his maternal grandfather, who perished in the Holocaust. His parents were educated in Zionist youth movements even before their immigration to Israel. Their bitter experience in the Holocaust, in which many of their families were lost, led them to the unequivocal conclusion that the place of Jews is in Israel alone. In Israel, the parents participated in the War of Independence, and the father participated in the Kadesh War. Avinoam completed his elementary studies at the Nitzanim School in Ramat Gan and completed his high school studies at Ohel Shem School and at the Dvir School in Ramat Gan. Namale, as his family affectionately called him, was born to his parents. He was born weak, low in weight and suffering from a crisis. The fracture interfered with his physical development, causing him great suffering. At the age of three months, he contracted the disease of the pertussis that endangered his life, since it was impossible to operate on it, and without surgery he could not grow properly. At the age of eight months he underwent surgery, and since then his condition has gradually improved. Being lightweight, he excelled at speed, running, and mischief. In the street, people always looked at this tiny “chick,” about six months old, and he was already running and talking like a one-year-old boy. At the age of three, he was operated on again, and since then he has developed very rapidly, and was extremely naughty, alert and running around like a “mercury.” When his brother Uzi was born, Avinoam was three and a quarter years old, and he did not agree with the appearance of the brother. At home he was considered the “dictator” of the family, who did not agree to receive empty words intended to convince him. If he had to tell the truth, even when it was bitter and difficult. It was impossible to promise him “rosy nonsense,” as he called it. At the Nitzanim school he was a rebellious, tough, closed and proud student who was looking for meaning and meaning in everything. Only teachers who spoke to him logically bought his Lev and confidence. He had an iron will and his friends always knew that he could count on everything. He also had a sharp tongue, and in his jokes he added a note of cynicism that always struck the target. His hobbies were many and he spent a lot of time in the loops. For hours on end he would take care of his stamps when he passed him, and he recognized the countries of the world according to stamps. Eventually he took a course in philatelic training and was given a certificate. He also excelled in various handicrafts, such as repairing electrical tools, faucets and locks, and he liked to deal with this. He worked in sculpture, learned to play chess by book, and won competitions at his school, Dvir. He also swam like a fish in the water, and in Israel’s “One Thousand Missing One” competitions he was a regular contributor and won many prizes. He had a well-developed commercial sense, and he saw money as a desire to work for. He cut grass and cleaned courtyards to earn pocket money, and dreamed of studying economics at the university. And if he had decided, he would have, as he had one day decided to bring his parents Almog twisted and delicate from Eilat, with all his arms intact. He traveled in the “tramps” and was shuffled on the road, with the elmog in a box he bought in the bag, wrapped in cotton wool and rags. “Everyone can do it,” he said. “You just have to want hard.” Avinoam was drafted into the IDF in early August 1971. He was assigned to the Armored Corps, and after completing his tank training course, he was placed in a field unit as a liaison officer. His commanders. “His mother remembers when one day he came and said,” I went to the state a lot of money. We fired shells and did not hurt. Major General Sharon came up to me and said to me: ‘An IDF soldier who shoots – needs to be hit.’ “Later, his mother heard from his friends that he had been a sniper, and every attack on him found its purpose. He had many dreams and plans when he was released from service. He wanted to see the world, learn and work. When the Yom Kippur War broke outSent his unit to participate in halting the Egyptian attacks on the Sinai front. For hours he and his comrades fought hard and cruel battles. In a battle that took place on the 14th of Tishrei 5734 (10.10.1973) he was injured and killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by his parents and brother. He was praised by his commander, who gave him a copper medallion that was combined with decorative glass and was engraved with the adage: “As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, yes young men.” The newspaper Bamahane published an article about the tank crew that Avinoam had a gunner in. The commander of the tank, among other things: “The gunner Avinoam Schechter, who later fell in the war, hit hard targets while riding a dizzying ride, and whoever knows my armor knows it is not simple … They did a great job, they were great, it’s important that they do not forget it. “
