Wisoli, Amos

Son of Ya’akov and Edith. He was born on September 4, 1950 in Haifa. He studied at the Ilanot Elementary School and the Bialik High School – both in Haifa. During his high school years, in which he excelled, he wrote essays and articles that his teachers appreciated. His subjects were in politics and society. Amos did not refrain from criticizing social phenomena. Even among the older, he was prominent in the originality of his thoughts and ideas. His opinion on every matter was crystallized and he always knew how to express himself firmly, being certain that he was right, or with a classmate, that he thought he had been wronged, and that his honesty and honesty had always been respected and respected. While he was in school, he was a symbol of integrity and decency. His classmates and teachers thanked him for this and his unwillingness to compromise with an act of injustice. During his high school years, he was active in the Gadna in two areas: he completed a platoon commander course and served as a squad commander in his school, and was a member of the “Rushmia” shooting club in Haifa and participated in various shooting competitions, . He was a member of “Hatzofim” (“Scout on the Carmel”) as an apprentice and afterwards as a counselor. He was active in the Hapoel sports organization and completed a course of amateur rescuers, on behalf of the sports and physical education network. During the summer vacation he worked as an amateur lifeguard on the Haifa coast, and was awarded a certificate given to him by the Sports Authority. He was full of joy, vigor, and youth. Every meeting with him was an experience of joy that greatly affected his friends. His good Lev and his willingness to help others were there and his name went before him as a loyal friend and devoted friend. Amos liked to read books about every subject he had, and especially he liked social issues and issues related to security and intelligence. During the Six-Day War, he volunteered to coordinate the Haganah guard duty in the Haifa area and after the war was an active member of the movement for the settlement of the eighth grade Golan Heights. In mid-November 1968 he was drafted into the IDF and assigned to the Armored Corps. In April 1970 he was wounded by an anti-tank missile in the Suez Canal area, and about a month later, on 7 May 1970, died of his wounds in the hospital. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Haifa. His commander eulogized him and noted Amos’s good spirit and heroism. In a letter of condolence to his family, he wrote: “Amos was seriously injured, but despite all this, he helped to rescue his wounded comrades, and we all hoped that Amos would succeed in overcoming the injury, but it seems that his injury was too difficult and unfortunately he was unable to overcome it at the hospital. His comrades in the company appreciated him for his many talents, and Amos was known to the company as a good friend and was known for his friendly approach to all the company’s soldiers. “