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The son of the oldest fallen soldier in the Second Lebanon War has his bar mitzvah without his father
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: IDF, Memorial Day, Israel 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for May 6, 2008.

The son of the oldest soldier killed in the 2006 Second Lebanon War has celebrated his bar mitzvah without his father.

Yaron Amitai volunteered to serve in the conflict and was killed on the last night of the war by friendly fire.

His memory took center stage in his son's rite of passage.

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