Haim Held

Haim Held was an Israeli teacher and Unit 8200 veteran who received the Israel Defense Prize in 1980.

1950 to 2005Service in Unit 8200The 1980 Israel Defense PrizeTeaching mathematics and physics

Occupation: activist
Education: Bar-Ilan University

Haim Held was born in 1950 in Hadera

Haim Held was born in Hadera in 1950. When he was a small child, his family moved to Petah Tikva. As a boy he had polio.

He studied at the Nehalim yeshiva. He then earned bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics and physics at Bar-Ilan University.

After the Yom Kippur War he volunteered for the IDF and served in Unit 8200. He received the Military Intelligence Chief's Award for Creative Thinking in 1979 and the Israel Defense Prize in 1980. He retired from service in 1992.

During his service he taught mathematics as a volunteer at a high school in Ramla. After leaving the army he taught mathematics and physics at Bar-Ilan University, the Yoel Geva school, high schools and Haredi colleges. He was a member of the board of the Council for Peace and Security.

He was married to Shoshana, and they had 2 children. He died in November 2005.