Personal words from our mayor

Yirmi loved people, with a deep and sincere appreciation of each person. We always smiled over how Yirmi seemed to know everyone, and everyone seemed to know him. One of those he got to know was our mayor, who shared the following beautiful words.

(The picture is from a special day in June 2025; when learning how much Yirmi loved the police, he was hosted for a personal trip to the police academy. The several hour long outing began with a gift of an authentic police uniform shirt that he’s wearing in this picture, at the very beginning of the day. The arrangements were facilitated by the municipality, which is how the mayor had this picture.)

יש ילדים שנכנסים ללב ונשארים בו לנצח.

ירמיהו ורנר ז״ל היה ילד מיוחד, עם לב ענק, נימוסים, עדינות ועוצמות נפש מעוררות השראה.

זכיתי להכיר אותו, לאהוב אותו ולהתפעל בכל פעם מחדש מהאור שהקרין.

הבשורה על פטירתו הכתה בנו בתדהמה ובכאב עצום.

ירמיהו היה הילד של כולנו, של יבנאל כולה.

מחר נתייצב כולנו ללוות אותו בדרכו האחרונה, באהבה ובכבוד שכל כך מגיעים לו.

נוח על משכבך בשלום, ילד אהוב. לעולם לא נשכח אותך.

שניר אריש

ראש המועצה המקומית יבנאל

Translated from the Hebrew:

There are children who enter one’s heart and remain there forever.

The late Yirmiyahu Werner was a special boy—possessing a huge heart, good manners, a gentle nature, and an inspiring inner strength.

I was privileged to know him, to love him, and to be struck anew, time and again, by the light he radiated.

The news of his passing left us in a state of shock and profound pain.

Yirmiyahu was a child to us all—to the entire community of Yavne’el.

Tomorrow, we will all gather to accompany him on his final journey, with the love and respect he so richly deserves.

Rest in peace, beloved boy. We will never forget you.

Snir Arish

Head of the Yavne’el Local Council

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Avivah