Chaim, son of Simcha and Yehuda, was born on the 23rd of Adar 5714 (23.3.1954) in Beit Dagon. He studied for eight years at the religious elementary school in Beit Dagon and spent two years studying at the “Torah and Crafts” high school in Tel Aviv. He paid for mechanical frames. Haim, the son of Yemenite parents, was a cheerful, playful boy. He grew up in the village of Beit Dagon and became familiar with both the tranquil village life and the busy city of Tel Aviv, near his home. In kindergarten, Chaim was active and alert. The teacher often told of his exploits and his cleverness. In elementary school he was a diligent pupil of teachers and students. “Eli used to nail every party,” said his friends, who nicknamed him Eli. “He stood out as a clown and a great mischievous man,” said his sister, Ahuva. Eli participated in the dramatic theater performances and organized parties and celebrations, and did not miss a trip and a walk around the country. He was elected as a representative of his class in the student council of his school and was also active within the framework of the youth movement in Beit Dagon. When he completed his elementary studies, he spent some time in a boarding school in Kfar Batya, where he studied regrets, but did not register with the students. After a few months he abandoned the boarding school and chose to study in mechanical frameworks at the “Torah and Crafts” school in Tel Aviv. The two years of high school were good and pleasant. He was once again the favorite of teachers and students, and he rewarded them with his good manners, good manners, and his joie de vivre. Eli loved to sing and had a good evening. He also tried writing and writing songs about love and dreams. After two years of study he decided to go to work. He found work as a cadet and loved his work. “When he finished painting work, and the wall was like a colorful carpet, he was enthusiastic about his work, just like a painter who praises his work.” For two years he worked diligently and devotedly, and gave a great deal of resiliency to his parents. He was a tall, handsome lad, with black hair and dark eyes, good-naturedness, smiling and always good spirits. Haim was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of May 1972 and volunteered for the Armored Corps, where he completed his advanced training course in tank training, and later served as a tank gunner in one of the armored units in the Sinai. His good Lev and his willingness to help his friends willingly and cheerfully, all remember the poetry evenings that he conducted, jokes and dreams he uttered. “Eli was not only a good brother and understood, but a real friend,” said his sister, Ahuva He had a Lev of gold. “When the Yom Kippur War broke out, his armored unit was deployed on the canal line, and Haim and his comrades defended the State of Israel with their own strength, fought valiantly, bravely, and out of unparalleled comradeship. 6.10.1973), an hour after the fighting broke out, Haim’s tank arrived at the Mifreq area in the northern sector of the Suez Canal, where an anti-tank missile was hit and Haim was killed and brought to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, Brother and sisters, and after being killed, he was promoted to the rank of corporal. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Your son, Corporal Haim, served in the unit as a tank gunner and was a good soldier, admired by his comrades and commanders. Chaim’s parents donated a Yemenite-style Torah scroll to the synagogue in Beit Dagon.
