Zolty, Abraham

Son of Yehoshua and Esther. He was born on September 9, 1949 in Tel Aviv and attended the “Atid” elementary school in Ramat Gan. As a child, he was a member of several youth movements – the Young Maccabee, the Scouts and Betar – in every movement he was active and took part in the main activities – camps, travels, trips, etc. He was energetic and unusually energetic. A young man had traveled all over the country and knew all its routes, and then, as a trainee in the Merchant Navy, he had traveled through many parts of the world, loved to move from place to place and could not sit for long in one place. With generous and generous hearts, he helped friends who had been wounded in the war, assisted in their rehabilitation, and stayed with them day and night. A sick friend, or to comfort parents mourning. He was the moving spirit among his friends, cheerful, humorous and knows how to tell a good joke at the right place at the right time. His many friends in the different departments loved him and respected him. Abraham was drafted into the IDF in May 1967 and was assigned to the Armored Corps. He was the driver of a rescue vehicle in the battle for Jerusalem in the Six-Day War. He also participated in many military operations, including the Karameh operation, which left a tremendous impression on him. Upon his release, he planned to become involved and bear the economic burden of the family. On 21.12.1969, he died in the course of his duties. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. His commander wrote in a letter of condolence to his bereaved parents: “At the beginning of his military service, I noticed that before me stands a soldier full of joy, a soldier who is ready to do everything in the best possible way, a soldier who is a man and a good friend. I took him to serve as a company commander. We served together in the Canal and the Golan Heights; When I moved to the position at the Armored Corps school, I took him with me and when I moved to the Armored Corps headquarters I made sure that Avi would come with me there as well. The period in which we served together in the army was a difficult and wonderful time. – – – Our relationship was a relationship of equal friends. I was glad that Avi would serve with me until the end of his army service and I wanted to influence him to continue for a while in the career army. But when he told me about his plans to take Dad’s machine to help him with the release, I understood that this was a correct step. But fate was cruel and Avi was taken away from us. “