Allegrisi, Meir

Son of Marcel and Rafael, was born on July 2, 1963, in Jerusalem. Meir completed six years of study at the Zalman Aran elementary school in Jerusalem, and continued with three years of study at the son of Shemen agricultural boarding school. Afterward, he moved to the Seligsberg-Brandeis High School in Jerusalem, where he studied for two years in mechanics and another year in mechanics and ballet studies. He was an outstanding student and was particularly outstanding in mathematics. In society, Meir was acceptable and kind to all those who recognized his good nature and good temperament and his love of others and his willingness to help anyone. Meir was connected to his family, and was a devoted son and a good brother. He always remembered the birthdays of each member of the family and used to surprise them with special and original gifts. Meir was drafted into the IDF in early November 1981 and was assigned to the Engineering Corps, where he underwent training as a lieutenant colonel and was sent to an engineering battalion to continue his service. But he refused, saying: “I have enough will and strength to overcome the pain. I’ll do anything for the country. The first ones did everything for me and now it’s my turn to contribute. I am strong and healthy, and if necessary I will fight until the last moment. “His commander wrote:” … the soldier is very invested, he is responsible and dedicated, and has a very high ability … “On June 10, 1982, while fighting with his unit in Lebanon around Ein Zahlata, missiles were fired at the APC in which he was traveling, and Meir was hit and killed in battle. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. He left behind his parents, three brothers and three sisters. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, then-Defense Minister Ariel Sharon wrote: “… Meir gave his life for the homeland, he served in an engineering battalion and served as a commander … He was disciplined, devoted and responsible …” To commemorate his name, his family donated a Torah scroll to the Tefillah L’moshe synagogue in Jerusalem.