Tzayag, Nissim

Son of Shlomo and Bracha. Was born on November 22, 1947 in Petach Tikvah and on the historic date of the UN General Assembly resolution (29.11.1947) entered into the covenant of Abraham. Nissim was a member of a well-established family in Israel and a well-known figure in Petah Tikva. When he reached school age, he attended the Pika elementary school and completed his studies there. He continued to study at the Amal vocational high school there, but after one year of study he realized that these studies were not enough to fulfill his aspirations and chose another way of life as a young man working in the Petah Tikva municipality. He belonged to the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed movement in the professional section. But along with his daytime work, he did not give up his desire and ambition to move forward – and attended high school. He was very fond of sports and belonged to Hapoel in Petah Tikva. More than the other ball games he found expression in his favorite football game. This was how he was deeply involved in the sport of his city. In November 1965 he was drafted into the IDF and was forced to stop his studies, and his physical fitness and strength gave him a place of honor in the combat unit of Golani, and as such he may prove to be fully identified with his role. He was a gentle-loving, quiet, devoted and loved boy to all those around him, and he was always gentle and always knew how to associate affectionately with all those who came into contact with him. Of his prominence – and yet he found his place in society by virtue of his generosity and comfort, his easy temperament and his other virtues. The day before, a reporter wrote home saying, “In the meantime, do not worry about you. Your son represents the IDF with dignity “- On the 17th of Sivan 5729 (June 15, 1967) he fell in the upper customs house above the Bnot Ya’aqov Bridge when a munitions bunker exploded and was buried in a mass grave in the military cemetery in Nahariya. Wrote to his parents in his name and in the name of his unit: “There is no doubt that everything could be trusted. Even in his last hours, he fulfilled his duties with due devotion to his personality, rank and character. “In” Yesodot “, the organ of the workers’ union, his memory was raised.