Vazeh, Aryeh

Arieh (Arik), son of Zahava and Ze’ev, was born on 17.11.1954 in Haifa. He attended the elementary school in Neve Sha’anan and the new high school in Haifa. Aryeh was a good student, diligent and diligent, excelled in mathematics and physics, and was loved by his teachers and friends. He was a member of the United Movement, a sports enthusiast and a fan of many sports. He was an excellent player in table tennis on the Hapoel team in Haifa. He was one of the members of the Maccabi Haifa handball team. He played soccer and basketball very much, dealt in judo and had an orange belt. Certificates and medals were awarded to him for his participation in various marches and festivities. He took a course in an amateur rescuers course and had an amateur life certificate. Aryeh was a cheerful, cheerful young man, with a sense of humor and smiling, a lot of joking and joking, he was naughty and he loved making pranks. He was energetic, bold and courageous, even firm, and did as much as he could to fulfill every task and challenge he had set for himself and succeed in them. When he wanted to travel abroad, he worked as a porter in the Haifa port, saving money and traveling in central and western Europe. He was sociable and easy to make friends, he liked to help others, even if it was uncomfortable, he responded willingly and kindly. His friends liked him for being friendly, modest in his ways and loving simplicity. By nature he was honest, truthful, and conscientious, and excelled in his courtesy, gentleness, and pleasant manner. He was intelligent and quick-minded, punctual, and meticulous in his work with faith. son of was loyal and dedicated to his parents and respected them greatly. Aryeh was drafted into the IDF in the middle of February 1973. He was asked to serve in a reconnaissance unit, but when he was told that he was full of the quota, he volunteered to serve in the Golani Brigade and completed his basic training as an outstanding apprentice and received a gift from his commander – a book of stories and poems from the Six Day War. In a course for MAG operators. In this course, too, he was an outstanding trainee. He respected his commanders and was admired by his friends. His commander testifies that he was “obedient and disciplined and with an iron will.” During his service he tried not to worry his parents, and in the many letters he wrote home, he did not complain about the hard and arduous training. A few weeks before the outbreak of the war, he began to study in the course of squadrons, and when the Yom Kippur War broke out, all the students were sent to the front on the Golan Heights On the 22nd of Tishrei 5740 (22.10.1973) He fought for his life for three days, and died on October 25, 1973. He was brought to eternal rest in the Haifa cemetery and left behind a father, mother and sister, and was promoted to the rank of corporal “In a letter of condolences to the bereaved family, his commander wrote:” Aryeh was an example to his comrades with his great devotion to carrying out the tasks that were imposed on him. “