Abutbul, Jacob

Jacob, born in Mazal z “l and David, was born in September 1939 in Casablanca, Morocco, studied at Otzar HaTorah in his hometown and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1956. After immigrating to Israel, , But he abandoned this profession, and was a sports enthusiast who spent most of his spare time playing soccer, and was a member of sports organizations from Kiryat Gat and was a member of the Maccabi Kiryat Gat soccer team. And after a battle, one of his relatives wrote that his football team in Kiryat Gat remained “like a ship without a crutch. NIT. “Jacob was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1957 and served in the sapper battalion infantry. After basic training he took courses rifleman infantry, gunners and the terrorists. After being discharged from regular service, he worked for several years in the building and became an independent. Before marrying a wife and building a home of his own he often helped his parents with the family’s economy. On Yom Kippur, Yaakov was called up for active reserve duty and was sent to the southern front with his unit, first fighting in the Battle of Hamutal hill, and later participating in other battles On October 18, 1973, Yaakov was killed by an Egyptian sniper in the area of ​​the Abu Sultan Camp and brought to rest at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, leaving behind a wife and three children. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote that Yaakov was a courageous fighter who carried out the combat missions that were imposed on him with great devotion and sacrifice God and was liked by his colleagues and superiors. His parents donated in memory of Jacob Lamp synagogue in Kiryat Gat