The Valley of Tears (Hebrew: עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא‎, Emek HaBakha) is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, which was fought from 6 October to 9 October. Family Tree Project. The fortifications were under heavy attack by tanks and infantry and were calling for help. Eitan asked him to attack the next day, so as not to allow the Syrians time to reorganize, but Ben Gal asked for a day to allow his men to rest and refill the ranks. Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail, That brings our friends up from the underworld, Sad as the last which reddens over one Day of Tears is a chapter book intended for students from grades six to nine. [13] In 1971 he began teaching at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as a visiting lecturer in the Afro-American Studies department; he became an associate professor in the department in 1975 and a full professor in 1977. Tonight tonite 12. The Syrian 7th Division was one of the units ready to attack. [55], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}33°10′37.97″N 35°48′6.11″E / 33.1772139°N 35.8016972°E / 33.1772139; 35.8016972, Golan Heights battle site in 1973 Yom Kippur War, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valley_of_Tears&oldid=1012286502, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from May 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 1 infantry division (~500 tanks and vehicles), This page was last edited on 15 March 2021, at 15:51. The Syrians passed them and fired on them from behind. [41], In the north, the 74th Battalion was fighting with fewer than half its tanks. [26], The 77th Battalion was moved from south of Kuneitra to the central sector at Hermonit. He was behind schedule, but expected to make up for it if the 78th Brigade could reach and secure the Kuneitra-Mas'ade Road, four and a half kilometres west of its starting line. The Day of Tears, Inc. is a national Pro-Life organization with two specific goals. [48] The force then destroyed about thirty Syrian tanks. When it subsided, Kahalani could see no Syrian tanks moving ahead. Most of the Syrian artillery fire fell on the Israeli units in the north. It advanced along a 4-kilometre wide front in the valley in the direction of Wassett. Ben-gal's men ran back to their battalions while Ben-Gal moved the headquarters out of the camp. Analysis: Day of Tears Emily M. Freeth History 518 Professor Banner-Haley November 28, 2007 . Sunday Sadness 5. 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