Arieh Yehuda
Yehuda, son of Rachel and Uri, was born on July 4, 1952 in Jerusalem. He studied at Ma’aleh Elementary School and at the Ma’aleh religious high school in Jerusalem. Yehuda was very diligent and read books out of curiosity to learn new things and out of a desire to be opinionated. During his spare time, he also attended Gemara classes. In addition to his academic interest, he devoted his time to the physical realm. He excelled in sports and was awarded certificates of excellence for his achievements in athletics. He was also active in the scout movement and invested great energy in guiding his students in the “Masuot” tribe. Yehuda was drafted into the IDF at the end of July 1970 and assigned to the Nahal Brigade. Together with his friends, he was one of the founders of the Eitan group, which settled in Ramat Magshimim. During his service, he took a parachuting course, a shooting instructor’s course and was finally sent to an officers’ course. Afterward, he was placed as a guide in the officers’ school and was rewarded there in the assessment of his commanders and apprentices, who saw him as a good officer, an excellent instructor, and a loyal friend. He invested great thought in formulating the principles of study and in providing education and military training. On the first day of the Yom Kippur War, Yehuda commanded the blocking force that protected Ramat Magshimim. The next day, he commanded an armored personnel carrier, which went out to rescue the fighters of Tel al-Saki in the southern Golan Heights On October 7, 1973, Yehuda was hit and killed in a clash with a Syrian infantry and armored corps near Tel al- -Saki. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery on Mount Herzl. Survived by his parents, three brothers and sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to lieutenant. His friends in the Scout Movement in Jerusalem published a book in his memory entitled “V’zot LeYehuda”, which contains words about his character, which were said by his parents, family and friends. His parents donated two coffins and two signs to a synagogue in Jerusalem.
