Ya’ari, Assaf (Isaiah-Shimon)
Son of Moshe and Esther. He was born on 8 August 1951 in Kibbutz Kfar Maccabee, where he studied at the kibbutz elementary school and completed 12 years of study at the joint school in Gush Katif, but Assaf did not limit himself to the exams. Graduation. Assaf was one of the “tone” leaders among the youth. He was the leader of the group, one of the best students in the school, and the first of his tricks, “slips” and pranks. And all this – despite his fragile and thin figure, his gentle and restrained personality and his modest and pleasant manner. He liked to play soccer (goalie), to score a goal and at the same time loved reading in Yaffa literature – especially in poetry. Assaf enlisted in the IDF in early February 1971 and volunteered for the Sayeret Armored Corps after completing his basic training course and during the end of the Rangers course he suffered a severe infection of the liver, which resulted in a decrease in his physical fitness. Who served in a non-combat unit and returned dozens of requests to return his medical profile so that he could return to the reconnaissance unit, when he had to accept the fact that he would not return to the reconnaissance unit, he fulfilled his duties in his new unit. , In which he bore his suffering heroically, with an effort to hide them The eyes of those around him, died Corporal Asaf Twenty-seventh day of Tammuz Performance (27.7.1973), during his service, and was buried in the cemetery in his kibbutz at Kfar Maccabiah. In a letter of condolence to the family, his commander wrote: “As a noncom of operations, Assaf did so efficiently and conscientiously, even though he had no previous training, but learned it by force of his high intelligence. As a result of his energy, Assaf took upon himself and volunteered additional roles and performed them in the best possible way. “Asaf was known in the unit as a devoted friend who was willing to help anyone, was always quiet and serious, and never complained or asked for help.” His friends in the patrol unit did not forget him, and in a letter to the family, they note that “Assaf was always and will remain a son in our family – Always finish a grueling expedition, or a tedious stretcher run with laughter on lips. The young man who placed us for a moment quietly and told a ridiculous story, when we all fell from our feet, the soldier who always calmed his friend who failed the test, or received an angry punishment. “Kibbutz Kfar Maccabee published a booklet entitled” Assaf “in his memory .
