Yom Tov Hazan

Yom Tov Hazan was born in 1941 in Turkey

Yom Tov Hazan was born in Turkey in 1941 and immigrated to Israel with his parents as a child. The family first lived in the Kurdani transit camp and later in a transit camp in Nahariya. As a boy he guided groups in the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement.

He enlisted in 1958 and joined Battalion 12 of the Golani Brigade, where he became the battalion sergeant major. He was known for strict discipline. He later completed officer training, rose to lieutenant colonel and served as deputy brigade commander from 1978 to 1986.

He fought in the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War and the First Lebanon War. In 1976 he took part in replacing Golani's green beret with a brown one. He received the rank of colonel in recognition of his work in the brigade.

He left regular service in 1987 and continued as deputy brigade commander in the reserves. He then managed the Golani memorial site and museum at Golani Junction for 27 years, until he retired in 2018. He was married to Ilana and had 3 children, and he died on January 24, 2019.