Yemin, Abraham

Abraham, son of Zola and Yehuda, was born in 1946 in Tripoli, Libya, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1951. His family settled in Ashkelon and he studied at the “Arlozorov” elementary school and later attended the ORT vocational high school in Ashkelon. Abraham grew up and was educated in a family that was part of the Libyan Jewish community and in his youth there was no shortage. The family came to Israel during a difficult period for those living in Israel, the period of austerity and poverty. Indeed, she encountered the difficulties of integration and special adjustment for new immigrants. Abraham, who was connected to his family, took upon himself the burden of caring for the family and after completing two years of high school, went to work as a mechanic. Avraham was drafted into the IDF in May 1964 and assigned to the Armored Corps, where he was trained to serve as a combat soldier and completed a driving course and a track for the half-tracks of the armored infantry unit. In mid-July 1966, Avraham was released from regular service and assigned to a reserve unit of the Armored Corps. In this unit he was called for periods of reserve service and with it he fought in the battles to conquer Sinai in the Six-Day War. After the liberation, he returned to his workplace, where he was loved and accepted for his excellent professional devotion and ability. In 1967, after the end of the Six-Day War, he moved to work at the “Nirumat Stainless Steel” factory, where he worked until 1971. In 1969, his father died and Avraham was forced to increase the assistance he gave his family. In March 1971, he married Geula and set up his home in Ashkelon. In January 1972, his daughter Ilanit was born. Avraham succeeded, with hard and strenuous work, to establish a nice home for him and his family, which was a warm family nest and was filled with a pleasant atmosphere. He was a devoted and loving husband and father, devoted all his time to his family and maintained close ties with his mother and brothers. In mid-June 1971, he volunteered for a career army service and was appointed as a vehicle officer in the brigade in the Gaza Strip, where he fulfilled the difficult and responsible role of dedication and loyalty. The Yom Kippur War took place with his unit in the difficult battles in the Sinai, and after the end of the battles he planned to extend his service in the career army for three years: On Wednesday, November 29, 1973, Avraham fell in the line of duty. He was brought to eternal rest in the Ashkelon cemetery. He left behind a wife and daughter, mother, brother, and four sisters. His twin sons – Avi, who bears his name and Ami Yehuda, who bears his father’s name – were born a few months after his fall and he did not get to know them. After his death he was promoted to the rank of sergeant. In a certificate of appreciation given to the family by the head of the IDF Personnel Directorate, Major General Herzl Shafir, it was said: “He saw his service as a mission and bore it with devotion and love. Always dedicated and devoted, devoted himself to increasing the strength of the IDF and nurturing its spirit, when the good of the state before his eyes. His family donated a Torah scroll in memory of a synagogue in Ashkelon.