Igor Korcher
73 years old
Igor Kortzer, 73, of Ofakim, was born in Mozyr, Belarus, and grew up there when it was part of the Soviet Union. After school he served in the Soviet Army’s anti-aircraft forces as a missile operator, then trained as a metalworker and worked in an oil refinery, a salt-processing plant and other factories. Igor married Berta in 1973, and together they raised three children — Viktor, Alexander and Yelena. After their children moved to Israel, Igor and Berta followed in 1997 and settled in Ofakim. He later worked in caregiving until retirement and became a grandfather.
Igor Korcher, 72, Ofakim - Murdered by Hamas terrorists while on a tour bus that stopped in Sderot.