State, Yitzhak (Tzachi)

Son of Michal and Abraham. Yitzhak (Tzachi) was born in Nazareth Illit on the 17th of Tishrei 5744 (October 13, 1984). On December 8, 2003, Yitzhak was drafted into the IDF and served in the Border Police in the Jerusalem area, where he was killed in the course of his duties on January 1, 2005. He was twenty years old. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Nazareth Illit. Survived by parents and two sisters Sara and Keren. On Isaac’s gravestone, his lovers wrote: “My uncle shall go down to the garden of the brothels, to graze in the gardens and gather lilies” (Song of Songs Chapter 6). (The information on this page is written according to the data in the possession of the Unit for the Commemoration of the Soldier, the full story of life will be published later.) (This page is part of the Yizkor memorial project held by the Ministry of Defense)