Itamar, born in Giza and Dan, was born on April 21, 1953. In 1954, the family moved to Rehovot, where Itamar grew up and graduated from the Amos De-Shalit high school. He was a member of the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement, and in his youth he was very open-minded in his relations with friends, his ability to create close ties and his love for trips. “I do not remember ever seeing anyone who so loved to live like him.” “Itamar loved life, he did not like to talk about it, he just lived it, every moment in it. “Itamar was a man of principles … He was the most Yaffa and idealistic of patriotism … He always gave me the feeling of Yaffa, playful, believing and caring Israeliness – and it always excited me and fascinated me terribly.” “Itamar belonged to those boys who find themselves one day, in their youth, facing the challenge of repairing the world, and first and foremost, of course, the area in which they have ongoing contact, is the area of education I remember the bitterly bitter discussions that developed between him and me in this field, and as a lively young man he had a strong tendency to experiment, and he had strong conviction that the new was better than the old, the daring was preferable to the moderate, This tension provides enough background for what we call the “generational gap,” but Itamar’s qualities have given this gap deep He had a special talent for discovering flaws and weaknesses in everything around him, and he had no doubt that the correctness of these deficiencies should be approached immediately, here and now. ” Itamar was an avid tourist enthusiast. In addition to trips and trips in the framework of the movement and the school, he went on trips with small groups of friends. On trips he would enjoy both the views on the way and the physical effort of walking. Itamar loved the country and its landscapes. In one of his letters to the company, he wrote: “I often open up when I sit in some Yaffa landscape, I am filled with gaiety, and sometimes it comes to the horrifying word ‘love of the homeland’ and then I feel that I am willing to give everything for it.” When he joined the army, Itamar saw a mission in the Golani Brigade. He served in the Golani reconnaissance unit, and after completing an officers ‘course, he was appointed as a platoon commander in the brigade commanders’ school. He fell in battle for the conquest of Mount Hermon, on the night of 26 Tishrei 5734 (22.10.1973), when he tried to rescue one of his soldiers who had been wounded by enemy fire, as one of his soldiers described the circumstances The fall: “I know that the IDF command requires more officers than the Russians, and a living example of this was given to me by platoon commander Itamar! When we all lay behind the shelter, he moved cautiously to the left and right, back and forth – treating the wounded, advancing forces and trying to break through, throwing grenades and returning fire in all directions. The typical “after” chants, cries that encouraged us and gave us confidence even in the most difficult moments of battle, but reached a climax when he fell in. He ran forward among the sniper bulletsIn order to rescue a fighter who was hit by enemy bullets. The same fighter, Aryeh Vaze, had previously received an order from Itamar to lie down and lurk forward, but he was hurt, and he did not have to obey his commander, who lay wounded and exposed to enemy bullets. A Aryeh, and save him, and on his way to the wounded man he was hit by an enemy bullet and put an end to his life … It is true that your desire to save our friend’s life has not been fulfilled, but we have all learned about our flesh because we will never give up with your commanders, That you sanctified your blood, being an example to us all. ” Itamar was awarded the Medal of Valor.
