Reuven, son of Julie and Shalom, was born on February 25, 1953, in Tunis, Tunisia. When he was about a year old, on November 11, 1954, he immigrated to Israel with his parents, who settled in Moshav Dishon. He did his elementary studies at the moshav’s school. “I was educated during the last two years of school, and it was enough for them to recognize the child with the rules of manners and gentleness of the soul.” He never raised his teacher, Rafi: “The magician,” his school friends called him for his antics and the “patents” Even when he was a soldier and met me in the street, he used to call me ‘the teacher.’ “The pigeons and the rabbits and all the animals would make him Simcha. The ‘patent’ was, and with it we built a rifle, which was not the best in the world, and it was a danger, but Did not prevent him from shooting at rabbits Syrians. This mostly hunted many rabbits, they were running toward the rocky gorge, where we could block the Mrotzm and catch them. ” After completing his elementary studies, ReuSon of was forced to help his parents in farming. The parents, who were old and sick, could not bear the burden, and the whole work fell on the boys’ shoulders. Reuven loved the farm. For many hours he devoted himself to the apple orchards, pears and peaches and wine vineyards, and had long-term plans for the future – to expand and develop the agriculture. Even when he was a soldier, when he came home for vacations, he devoted the best of his time to cultivating the farm, and the burning season worked with incredible diligence. Reuven was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of November 1970 and assigned to the infantry, he wanted to join the Golani Brigade and was asked to join him.It was ironic that he received his release leave on October 5, 1973, one day before the war broke out. Mediu, who had just been removed for a long period of time, and immediately joined his unit on the Golan Heights, on the 22nd of Tishrei 5734 (22.10.1973), his battalion was ordered to ascend the Hermon, Reuven was hit by a series of bullets all over his body, and for a few minutes he fought for his life and managed to say: “Father and mother, I will return to you.” He was brought to eternal rest in the House of the Disappeared Estate Rosh Pina. Is survived by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. After falling promoted to the rank of sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family wrote to his commander: “ReuSon of fought as someone who knows what he fights for the sake of – courage, bravery, dedication and sacrifice. We, the members of the First Boker Battalion, feel the loss of a brother-fighter, a sense of pride, that we have won such a fight among our ranks, and a sense of respect for the family that has created such a son. “The family donated a Torah scroll to the synagogue in Moshav Dishon.
