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Turgeman, Amram

Turgeman, Amram


Amram, son of Rachel and Abraham, was born on the 22nd of Tevet 5713 (22.12.1952) in Haifa, where he attended elementary school and the ORT vocational school. He was the eldest son of the family, and he received special love and attention, and after school he was a favorite of teachers and friends alike, and since he began studying in the first grade at a relatively young age, He found compensation in the social activities that were at the center, both in the school and in the neighborhood, and he always organized and initiated various activities and knew very well how to concentrate His friends and how to arouse interest in them, he established a group of boys in the neighborhood called “Hasamba” called “the group.” They used to build a sukkah in the neighborhood of a tree in the neighborhood, With their own hands, in order to sail in the sea .Amy had a rare talent for easily establishing friendships based on reciprocity with each person, always willing to help wherever he needed help, but also to help others. Lou, and also spared no time and effort to explain problems he found difficult to solve. Ami was a person-loving and sensitive to the needs of others. His true character is well attested to in his youth. On one of his trips on a motorcycle he had purchased, despite his parents’ fierce opposition, he found himself in a situation where he had to choose between two difficult options: to save himself and hurt pedestrians before him, or to risk getting off the road. Ami did not hesitate to divert his motorcycle to the side of the road. So no one was hurt, but Ami broke his jaw and broke his leg. Ami was an active young man and because of his many talents he could not focus on a single field. He was an outstanding athlete who succeeded in every sport he tried. He loved swimming, running and gymnastics, practiced regular touch-ups and judo, and even reached the rank of brown belt. He also continued studying naval foundations in the framework of the Zevulun marine society, which he was a member of until the time of his recruitment. At school, he had no competitors on ‘Sports Day’. Each year he won the Sports Medal and was sent to represent his school in various sports competitions. In addition to his achievements in sports, Ami was also blessed with quick hands and a discerning eye. He worked well in wood and worked metal, and he built models of boats, and built a guitars and a menorah, which aroused admiration. Amram was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early February 1971. After completing basic training, he was trained in a tank training course and was sent to a field unit in the role of a tank gunner, although he was not Simcha with his job. During his service in the unit, he took part in many actions taken by the IDF at the time against terrorists in Lebanon, and participated in the large-scale raid to destroy Fatah’s terrorist properties. In all these activities, he excelled as a trained soldier and an excellent fighter who knows how to withstand the most difficult challenges. With his modesty and sincere concern for his parents, he never told of these actions at home, and his family was informed of this only after his fall. During the Yom Kippur War, Ami took part in the bitter containment battles waged by our forces against the Syrian army on the Golan Heights. He was chosen to act as a gunner in the tank crew of his company commander, Eyal Shacham, who was given a detailed description of Zeev Schiff’s book, “Earthquake in October.” On October 7, 1973, Killed with me by a mortar shell in the turret of his tank, and he was brought to restSea in the Haifa cemetery. Survived by his parents, three brothers and a sister. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the defense minister wrote: “First Sergeant Amram was an excellent soldier, loyal and dedicated to his duties.

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