Son of Avraham and Tova. He was born on February 8, 1949, in Kiryat Ono, where he studied with all the children of Kiryat Ono, at Nir Elementary School, and at the local high school, where he did not succeed because he wanted to study electronics. And he finally found what he was looking for, which made him want to study and he spent many hours studying and working, and he was very popular with his friends there and was elected to the school’s school committee. When he was discharged from the service, I would be 23 and ready to live, with a profession in my hands. “The parents did all they could to help him because they saw He was unable to sit still in his home at home while his friends were serving in the IDF, and would go out to find a place where they would need his help, where he could be of use. Immediately after the end of the fighting, he came to the aid of Kibbutz Hagoshrim. He loved life, loved people and loved being with them, and was always surrounded by friends. Menahem was drafted into the IDF in August 1968. Since he was not allowed to work in the profession he loved, he volunteered to serve in the navy, but he was not accepted because he did not pass one test, so he volunteered to serve in the commando unit. He was very devoted to his parents and was very Simcha to meet them when they came to visit him in the army, and he always took care to reassure them that “everything would be fine.” In the Armored Corps, Menachem was sent to a tank artillery course. Very much, and then he decided that if he was to be a tank gunner, he’d better do his job as best he could from Sinai On April 30, 1969, he fell in battle when he went out to rescue a soldier who was hit by a sniper, in the Tawfiq area on the Suez Canal, and was brought to rest at the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. His company wrote in a letter of condolence to his family that he had met Menahem when he arrived at the tank battalion to become a tank crew member who was similar in a family of fighters and wrote: “The months were hard and the work was long and arduous. A harsh and fierce cold, and the new soldiers had to endure many tests. The detachment from the house, the new environment and the pressure of labor slowly formed them, turning them into one group. At that time it was possible to understand Menachem, who was a unique soldier: always quiet, humble, fulfilling his duties perfectly. I try to remember whether I have heard a complaint from him (not necessarily serious, but from soldiers’ grievances, misgivings or wrongdoings) and I can not remember. Always attentive, practical and alert, and his reactions to the subject – reactions of the learner to his will and out of love, which recognizes the importance of knowledge. Menahem was one of those sons of Judah who taught an arch – and not only their fingers, but their brains and hearts invested in this matter. To his friends – a loyal friend and a devoted evil. In the ongoing work far away in the dark night, patiently and persistently, until the end, Menahem was always helpful, ready to reach out, to explain and to show. He was a beloved figure, whose words always sounded with attention and respect. “After his fall, a booklet was published in his memory, and his family planted a forest in his name in the son of Shemen forest.
