Shonry, Yechiel
Yehiel, son of Rachel and Israel, was born on April 17, 1948, at Beit Hashita, at the height of the War of Independence, and Yehiel was named after his mother-in-law. He studied at the elementary school in Beit Hashita and completed his high school studies at the kibbutz, where Yehiel was a straight man with a strong personality and was energetic and energetic, and his intense energy and rough manners often led to protracted arguments with teachers and friends, To defend his views and opinions, set himself challenges and tasks, and worked hard and diligently to realize them, He did not limit himself to the material he had learned in the school, and expanded his interests in politics, economics, and society as a young man, who formulated a world view and was able to respond to any topic raised in the discussion and debate. When he was in the twelfth grade, he was chosen to serve as the secretary of the children’s company in the kibbutz and was responsible for organizing the social activities of the kibbutz children. His goal was to involve all the boys in activity and more involvement in the agriculture. Young people who did not respond to him said harsh criticism: “There is participation in activities and even greatness, but social and learning gaps have been found, and a small group holds the activity on its back and most of the others are passive. His friends testify that he believed in the ideas of the Zionist movement and was passionate about the country and its landscapes and the land he worked on. He found great satisfaction in the life of the kibbutz and argued that the youth in Israel should be educated to know the kibbutz way of life, so that many of them would be absorbed in the labor settlement. He saw it as a main task for him and for the young people of the kibbutz to help absorb new settlement seeds. Yechiel was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1966 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade, where he was sent to a squad commanders course and was appointed commander of a squad in the Paratroopers Brigade and during the Six Day War he fought in battles to penetrate enemy fortified fortifications in northern Sinai. His comrades-in-arms, and emerged from the battles healthy, but stunned by the first encounter with death and the loss of dear friends.In mid-November 1969 Yehiel was discharged from regular service and assigned to a paratroopers’ reserve unit. A new settlement, in an area that was desolate and destroyed He established the first orchard in Ein Zivan, was the center of the plantation branch and was chosen to be a member of the Ein-Zivan farm. The center of the agriculture and responsible for security, successfully fulfilled the difficult task of the center of the agriculture, was severely criticized, but because of his obstinacy and perseverance, he succeeded in convincing others of the justice of his path. He initially worked in fortifications in Sinai and then worked in Tel Aviv. In the summer of 1973 he went on a tour of Europe – a tour that was carefully planned and organized, but stopped when the war broke out. When the Yom Kippur War broke out Yehiel was in London. He rushed to Heathrow Airport and after a struggle managed to find a place on the first plane to leave for Israel. As soon as he arrived he joined his unit, which participated in the battles in the Golan Heights. He took part in the battle for the purification of KuneitraThis is a battle in which he fights for his house, Ein Zivan. Afterward, his unit was moved to Sinai and joined the division of Major General Sharon in order to participate in crossing the canal. On October 16, 1973, his unit participated in the breakup of the enemy zone at the “Lexicon-Tartur” junction in the “Chinese farm.” In this battle, which determined the fate of the success, Yechiel was killed and killed. In the cemetery in Beit Hashita, where he left behind his parents, brother and two sisters, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant, and his family and friends published a pamphlet in his memory of teachers and friends of the agriculture, studies and military service. The plot of plantation he had established and developed.
