Aaron, Shemaiah

Son of Yehuda and Aman. He was born on September 27, 1954 in Rosh Haayin, near Petah Tikva. Was born to a large family of Yemenite children, whose livelihood was not abundant. From his youth he had learned to live in poor conditions and yet be Simcha with his lot. First he went through a narrow room at the entrance to the house, which served as a family dining area on the day and a place to sleep overnight for him and his older brother. Afterward, the two moved to a hut they had built in the courtyard of the house. These conditions of distress did not prevent him from acquiring a broad education, acquiring a profession, and maintaining a proper social life. Shamaya did his elementary studies at the Yesudei HaTorah school in Rosh Ha’ayin. Afterward, he studied at the local religious high school and chose as a main trend the profession of retouching-frames. Shmaya was a tempestuous boy who was known for his good deeds, but did not neglect his studies until he reached the 11th grade, and since then he was able to help his family in their struggle for human existence. In elementary school he was known to buy a pack of candies and not to take them away, before he was able to see his sisters and brothers, Shmaya took his life easily, but not easily. His sense of humor, which was contagious, and his inability to say “no” to anyone who turned to him for help, gave him soul-friends, and recently he was able to taste the friendship and love of a friend who found a common language and hoped for the future. A member of the “HaYarkon” group in the neighborhood – a group that after his death was named after him – his favorite sport was hunting, and he went out with his brothers to the hills at any given time, Who decorated his place of residence, enjoyed the landscape and practiced this unusual sport. Before his enlistment, Shmaya was sent to driving school, and this profession became his occupation of the army. In February 1973 he was drafted, assigned to the Armored Corps and completed the basic training course with a high grade. He was then assigned to the brigade headquarters and served as a truck driver. His fate was that after a short period of time the Yom Kippur War broke out, with all its horrors, and he took part in the front line. He was resourceful and quick to get what he needed. He was promoted to Corporal from the Yom Kippur War, but Shmaya was able to leave without injury, but at the end, a few days before the separation of forces on the northern front, he was sent there in his pickup truck for a mapping mission, He succeeded in saving the lives of two soldiers who were with him in the vehicle, but he himself fell in the line of duty on June 11, 1974. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Petah Tikva. Parents and ten brothers and sisters. “Shemaya’s commander wrote to the bereaved parents:” His seriousness, his kindness and his willingness to carry out missions at all times served as an example to all the soldiers of the unit Yao, according to his commanders. “The family donated a Torah scroll to commemorate him.