Dov Tamari

Dov Tamari was born in 1936 in Ein Harod

Dov Tamari was born in October 1936 and grew up on Kibbutz Ein Harod. His father Zvi came from Poland and his mother Miriam came from Russia. When the kibbutz split in 1952, his family moved to Beit Atarot, but he stayed behind alone.

He was drafted in 1954 and volunteered for the paratroopers. He received the Medal of Courage for the 1956 Qalqilya operation and was wounded at Mitla in the Sinai War. From 1964 to 1967 he commanded Sayeret Matkal and received 2 Chief of Staff citations.

He later moved to the armored corps and commanded the 401st Brigade from 1970. In the Yom Kippur War he was deputy commander of the 162nd Division and later led it. In 1976 he became the first Chief Intelligence Officer, and he retired as a brigadier general.

After the army he did research at Tel Aviv University and earned a doctorate from the University of Haifa in 2007 on Israel's reserve forces. He heads a security studies program at Beit Berl College. In 2017 he became chairman of the Beit Lessin Theater board, and in 2024 he published a book.