Singer, Arieh

Son of Dov and Margot. Was born on the 27th of Tishrei 5763 (27.9.1942) in Kibbutz Ein Gev, as the son of parents who drew great strength from their desire to find rest and an inheritance in which they could build their sons and their offspring in a just social framework. Aryeh’s way of life was intertwined with the continuous existence of the people of Israel. Already at the age of five and a half, Aryeh tasted the taste of the war when he was taken with all the children to the shelter on the day of the Declaration of Independence. Then he turns with all the children to the rear. He attended high school at the Ruppin School at Beit Yerah. He went into the agricultural school “Kfar Galim” where he said to study in a practical and practical manner in areas that attracted his Lev. This period of Kfar Galim was a period of reorganization. He made excellent contacts at the site and even strengthened his ties with the members of the Ein Gev class. He made an effort not to miss a trip or an action arranged in the framework of Beit Yerah. On these trips he was very prominent in his help and vigorous activity. He became more and more attached to the home and society, and especially to his parents, who appreciated him and was very proud of them. Aryeh was drafted into the IDF in August 1960. After completing his mandatory service, he returned to the kibbutz, where he worked for a while in the dining room and was chosen as the center of cultural activity in the kibbutz. After a period of reserve duty, he was called for periods of reserve service and when the Six-Day War broke out he took part in the conquest of Jerusalem after the Six-Day War. He suffered from a mental crisis and had difficulty adapting to daily work He began to design decorative areas with the help of ornamental architects and to carry out the plans, while he took care of new immigrants and temporary groups that appeared after the Six-Day War, and thanks to him there was a positive tradition in Ein-Gev. On July 9, 1969, fell in the area of ​​the Suez Canal in an enemy bombardment and was brought to eternal rest in the Ein Gev cemetery, after which a booklet called “Aryeh” was published. About his character, his life and his work.