Chaim, son of Olga and Avraham, was born on 21.6.1942 in Moshav Beit She’arim, where he attended elementary school and after the family moved to Migdal HaEmek, Haim continued his studies at the Hannah High School Haim was born in the middle of a family of five, and was a tall, thin, energetic and energetic child, and as a boy he devoted a lot of attention to the agriculture of his parents and loved the fields, the animals and the work with them. He hurried to the fields to help work, to maintain and develop the agriculture.Himke, as his family and friends affectionately called him, was a cheerful young man, full of joie de vivre and love of others. He always smiled and always in a good mood, he was active in the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed youth movement, and afterward he began to participate regularly and consistently in the Gadna activities. Having a strong and solid body, he was one of the best athletes in the various fitness competitions, where he met for the first time something of the army life that would be his own life, he loved the military-like framework and appreciated the principles of the sanctity of human life And the purity of the Hebrew weapon, which he began to buy in the theoretical activities, and indeed, as the time for his induction into the IDF approached, and especially because of the influence of Shlomo Shechter, a friend of his sister Miriam, it became clearer to him that his future would be in the IDF among the berets. The life story and death of Haimka, a memory of his mother from his early childhood: an airplane attack Egyptian airfield at Ramat David, during the War of Independence, was the only Haimekeh among all the children refused to shelter. “I had to see if they are our planes,” he said. Life was drafted in October 1960, and was assigned to the Armored Corps. After basic training, and after successfully completing the Armored Corps course, he was sent to a tank commanders’ course, which he also completed with complete success. After a short period of time, he was sent to an officers’ course at the end of which he took a course in Armored Corps officers. The periodical opinion, which is customary for officers, states that he has excellent ability and ability to study, that his reports are true reports, even when this may harm him. He does not adhere to “tailor-made” solutions, but always adapts to changes and is able to improvise solutions . Above all, commanders have always reported that he “lives” the situation in his unit, that he is sensitive and feels the people in his unit, commanders and commanders alike. With such recommendations, it is no surprise that he was promoted to a regular army after completing his regular service. One by one, he held responsible and challenging positions, including a guide in the Armored Officers Course, a battalion operations officer, a company commander, a deputy battalion commander, and a course instructor in company commanders. During the Yom Kippur War, Haim took part in the difficult battles in southern Sinai and went on to serve as deputy commander of the battalion and at the beginning of the fighting he took upon himself The appointment of a battalion commander, a position that served as an experienced veteran in peace, tranquility and security, which he did not miss, briefed every commander, demanding that every item, even the smallest, be supplied to the soldiers. His men were on the western side of the Suez Canal, and two days before his fall, several officers sat with him on his tank and Haim, as he told him Smiles, relaxed and confident, his soldiers and the army – showed them the map which moves the recent fighting and making an assessment of future steps. The next day, on October 22, 1973, when he was living with Sh”The historic moment – I promised you to come to Cairo, the third of the way we have already done …” The next day, on the day after, the soldiers of the regiment’s tanks, “Serge 72” – the 101st kilometer on the Cairo-Suez road, managed to tell his soldiers in a voice choked with excitement: On October 23, 1973, at the 101st kilometer, the tank from which his battalion commanded a direct hit was killed and Chaim was killed on the spot. The battalion, did not continue westward to Cairo – and Haim died on the third of the way to Cairo. Haim was laid to rest in the military section of the Haifa cemetery. In the house his infant son remained Liran, who is not yet a year old and who is now mumbling the word “father” – but Haim, who was so Simcha and proud of his son, did not hear this word; And his wife Rachel, whom everyone who knew the couple knew that such a wonderful relationship can only be found in fairy tales and stories. Readers, that lovers die at the height of their love blossom. It happens in the story – it’s a pity, but here – it was a terrible reality, a whole world destroyed. The circle is closed. Haim also left behind his parents, sister and younger brother. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his direct commander wrote: “He led the battalion courageously, wisely and boldly, revealing rare human relations that made him a model in the eyes of the battalion commanders and soldiers.”
