Yuval (Winter), Menachem

Menachem, son of Zehava and Avraham, was born on July 30, 1948 in Rehovot. He studied in Haifa at the Ma’ale Hacarmel Elementary School, the Hebrew Reali School and the Ironi Aleph High School. Menahem was an outstanding student, clever and alert, and he read many books in various fields, both thrillers and science books. Ehud was on his many friends, helped everyone who needed him, and was a friend and evil who can be trusted at any time. His friend wrote about him: “He had a Yaffa soul and had a sharp head.” Menachem was a member of the “Reali” Scout movement, was a sports fan and was particularly enthusiastic about playing basketball. Menachem was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in mid-November 1966 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, where he completed his tank training course at the Centurion and the Administration Course, and was a good soldier, responsible and devoted to his duties. Who served as the “Six Day War.” Throughout his service in the army, he tried not to worry his parents and in the letters he made sure to write home, reassuring them as much as he could and did not say anything about the hard and arduous training, In order to keep his family members from worrying, Menachem continued his studies after the liberation He was also accepted to work at the Bank Leumi branch in Haifa, where his superiors praised him for his diligence and diligence, and even sent him to study in a course for investment advisors in securities, where he graduated with great honors. He had a sense of humor, and in his mischievous jokes he knew how to entertain all his listeners. He was courteous and polite, gentle and pleasant. Poor and humble, he did not like to stand out and disliked condescension. In 1970 he married his girlfriend Yehudit and since then he has always been a loyal son of his parents, a model brother, devoted husband to his wife and a loving father to his Danish daughter. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Menachem was conscripted and sent to the front in the Golan Heights, where he participated in the battles on the El-Al axis and the “Hoshenia” axis. On the 10th of Tishrei 5734 (10.10.1973), during the battle for the outpost “Tel-Pazaar”, which controls the Syrian withdrawal route, a shell hit him, killing him on the spot. At first he was considered missing, and after a month and a half it was determined on the basis of testimonies that he had been killed. He was brought to rest in the cemetery in Haifa, about a month after the family, on its own initiative, found its bones inside the tank. He left behind a wife and daughter, father, mother and brother. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Menachem served in an armored unit and performed his duties faithfully, efficiently and with great devotion.” The Ironi Aleph High School in Haifa published a pamphlet commemorating his graduates who fell in the wars of Israel, Published by his unit in memory of the brigade, who fell in the war.