Allegali, Shalom

Shalom, son of Guerra and Rahamim was born in Tripoli in Libya in 1950. He immigrated to Israel with his family in 1950. He studied in the elementary school in Ramle and the agricultural high school in Mikveh Israel, He was forced to stop his studies and assist in the family’s farm, in the farm of his parents in the moshav – in the cowshed, in the chicken coop, and in the plot next to him – Shalom was a humble and humble man, a diligent worker who worked in agriculture for hours on end. Although he was very busy, he helped the other members of the moshav to organize social life in the area. Rio and his home were like a magnet for the people of the moshav, and he was a welcoming host, and he could serve his guests generously and generously, a true man who was honest and conscientious and a loyal and devoted son to his parents, In early February 1963 and was assigned to the Armored Corps. After completing his basic training, he took courses in tank professions and became a loader and then a gunner. His commander testifies that he was “an exemplary gunner in the company commander’s tank, did everything he was charged with and was admired by all the unit’s men.” After being released from regular service, he was assigned to the Engineering Corps and later returned to the Armored Corps. He was called for periods of reserve duty and in 1967, after participating in the war, he was awarded the “Six Day War”. When the Yom Kippur War broke out he was drafted and sent with his unit to the front in Sinai. On the eighth day of the fighting, on October 14, 1973, in the central sector of the Suez Canal opposite the Firdan Bridge, a missile hit his tank and Shalom was seriously injured. When he was transferred to a collection station, he died of his wounds. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Ramle. He was survived by a father, a mother and nine brothers and sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Shalom, of blessed memory, was not eager to fight, but from the moment he took office, he saw with great seriousness what he had been given. In the “Talmim” movement’s bulletin, lists were published in memory of those who fell in the war, and peace among them.