Simcha Goldin, father of slain Givati officer Hadar Goldin, asks the mourners at his son’s funeral in Kfar Saba to live their lives as Hadar lived his — looking for the best in every person, interacting with others with a smile on his face.
Goldin says his son worked to repair the world, by setting an example for proper interactions between people. His son never cursed, he said, and spoke to others gently and directly.
“Let’s not defile ourselves with conflicts,” says Goldin.
Goldin pauses several times as the sorrow overtakes him.
Hadar was a painter and an avid reader in school, his father says.
Once he went into the army, Hadar asked his mother to teach him to sew, and he sewed the words “strength” and “humility” into his gunstrap.
Hadar’s brother and fiancee speak after his father.
Simcha Goldin speaking at the funeral of his son Hadar at the Kfar Saba cemetery Sunday August 3, 2014. (Screen capture: Ynet)
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