Zelinger, Isaac

Son of Avraham and Bluma. Was born on August 16, 1932) in Tel Aviv. Graduated from the Geula high school in Tel Aviv. He devoted himself to various sports, especially basketball. His father, one of the founders of Egged, was an example to his son, especially during the events of 1936-1939, when he set out to preserve the ways of the country and ensure their welfare. At the age of 16, Yitzhak joined the Hagana and devoted himself to extremely dangerous positions, and since then he envied his older brother who participated in the War of Independence and immediately after completing his studies – before he turned eighteen – he joined the IDF in July 1950 and joined the air force. He insisted, underwent minor surgery without the knowledge of his parents, and then entered the air force and successfully passed the long and difficult flight course – and while wearing the pilot’s wings there was no limit to his approval. And devoted himself to his students with all his Lev and soul, because he saw the future of the air force, he knew the difficulty and danger involved in this role, but believed that the aspiration of every educated young man came A year before he fell, he entered the Hebrew Technion in Haifa in order to delve deeper into the profession in which he served the country and its army and was about to travel abroad to pursue his studies in aeronautics. 19 August 1954) and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, and his friends admired him and donated his trophy trophy to his name as a winner of basketball competitions held in the air force. “Expressed his appreciation to Yitzhak and wrote his name in the” Golden Book “of the Jewish National Fund.