Yoeli, Amir
Was born in Haifa on April 1, 1977, to Noa. Amir grew up in a large stone house surrounded by a large stone-enclosed courtyard in the German Colony of Haifa. The neighborhood is populated by Jews and Arabs, who live side by side and are known for their good neighborly relations. Amir’s grandparents also lived in the family home, and the physical proximity between the grandparents and their grandchildren led to deep love relations and great friendship between them. Amir studied at the Ma’aleh Hacarmel Elementary School and at the Leo Baeck School, where he studied middle and high school. During his elementary school years, Amir joined the Municipal Youth Orchestra as a drummer, and after a while began to study the trumpet. He persisted for several years, until he reached the tenth grade. When he was in the fifth grade, he joined his friends from the Scout Scout School and went on to do so until he enlisted in the army. He was also active in planning, organizing and performing tours of the Haifa Scouts, and Amir, an avid tour enthusiast, traveled with his friends at every opportunity and traveled with them all over the country. Prior to his induction, it was clear to him that he would join one of the combat units, and after a struggle he chose the Golani brigade, following his father, who served there and was wounded in the Yom Kippur War. Amir was assigned to the “Gideon” Brigade of the Brigade and passed the entire service lane in the brigade until he became a platoon sergeant. He was very proud of his service in the brigade, and was highly regarded by his commanders as well as his soldiers. His commanders saw him as a devoted and committed soldier who showed great motivation for military service and contributed greatly to the cultivation of morale and the work of the team in his department. Two days before Yom Kippur, on October 8, 1997, Amir fell in a battle in Lebanon, killing a direct mortar shell fired at Tel Qana outpost in the eastern sector of the security zone in southern Lebanon, R. Fabian Kuzma. Amir fell on the date of the failed battle on Mount Hermon, where his father took part and was wounded, exactly twenty-four years later. Twenty years old Amir was falling. He was laid to rest in the military section of the Zichron Yaakov cemetery. Survived by his parents and sister. After his fall he was raised to the rank of sergeant, and the family of the Haifa scouts and Amir’s friends set up a meeting room for members of the leadership of the tribe of the Carmel Riders, near the Reali School in Hadar Hacarmel in Haifa. Amir served as a sergeant in the platoon, was very popular among his subordinates, and was highly regarded by the company commanders, along with his soldiers who trusted him with blind eyes, leading activities on the other side of the fence in the security zone in south Lebanon. Amir was in charge of the combat organization, when he was also injured Amir Weintzer in our hearts as a symbol of the beautiful Land of Israel. Tzia, who has values and a single pride, who continued his father’s glorious tradition in Golani. “
