Stein, Nachami

Nachami, son of Gitel and Yitzhak (Isak) was born on December 18, 1940 in Medis, Romania, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1965. He attended elementary and high school vocational schools, His homeland. Since he was an outstanding student, he wanted to continue his studies in a high technical school, but because of his Jewishness was not accepted there, so he did his best to influence his parents to immigrate to Israel. In Israel he worked as a contractor in the Friedman factory, and his superiors were very pleased with his precise and responsible work and his serious approach to everything he was assigned to do. He was a favorite of his friends because of his optimism, his joy of life, and his sense of humor. Everyone was friendly and comfortable, kind and broad. He had been a sports fan since his youth, but devoted much of his spare time to reading books in various fields. In 1966 he married his girlfriend Flora and eventually had a son and a daughter. He loved his family very much and was a loyal husband and an exemplary father. Nachami was drafted into the IDF at the end of November 1967. Several months earlier, during the days of alert before the Six-Day War, he wanted to enlist, but the IDF authorities did not enlist him. After completing basic training, he was trained in a 81mm mortar course, and was considered a responsible soldier, devoted to the role and favorite of his commanders and friends, who saw him as a good friend who was very helpful and helpful. On Yom Kippur, Nachami was conscripted to reserve duty and sent to Sinai with members of the Jerusalem battalion, in a battle that took place on October 6, 1973 at the “petting” post, was hit and killed. At first he was considered missing, and after that a space was declared that his burial place was unknown. Later, the Egyptians returned the bodies of thirty-nine of our soldiers who were killed. Nachami’s body was identified and he was brought to eternal rest in the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. Survived by a wife, son and daughter, parents, brother and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: Nachami fought with great courage, defending his comrades and his home on the home front.