Nathan Fendrich, z"l, passed away in March 7, 2023, at the age of 88. He is lovingly remembered by his wife, Beatrice Fendrich; children, Jack (Pam) Fendrich, Sharon (Mark Epstein) Fendrich, David (Mycah) Fendrich, Adam (Julie) Fendrich and Risa (Jane Adam) Blythe; and grandchildren, Talia Valdez and Max Epstein, Gabby Fendrich and Sasha Fendrich, Olivia and Max Fendrich, and Milo Blythe.

Born and raised in Eugene, Nathan had traveled to Mexico and Cuba before he decided to go to Israel in 1973. He spent a couple of months studying archaeology and persuaded a friend who worked at a local TV station to get him press credentials. He had planned to take photos of an archaeological dig at Tel Qasile. But Nathan and his Leica camera were swept up in the Yom Kippur War in 1973. As the war began, he hitched a ride to military headquarters and presented his U.S. press pass and passport to a harried press officer, who gave him Israeli press credentials. An IDF unit allowed him to join them and take photos for the 19 days of the war. In 2018, Nathan donated intimate portraits of Israeli soldiers and battles to an appropriate home in the National Library of Israel. You can see part of the collection at https://blog.nli.org.il/en/unknown-soldiers/.

The burial was in Eugene at the Eugene Masonic Cemetery on March 8 with Rabbi David Kosak of Congregation Neveh Shalom officiating.