Arkash, Sasson

Son of Tamar and Mansur, was born on December 24, 1951 in Rosh HaAyin, and completed his studies at the Ohel Shem elementary school. As a young boy, Sasson had to go to work to help support the family. Sasson was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in late March 1976. After basic training, he served as an assistant to a disciplinary commander and after six months of service, his commanders wrote an excellent opinion: a disciplined soldier devoted to his job, diligent and orderly, . After completing his regular service, Sasson asked to be accepted into the career army as a truck driver, and made efforts to raise his medical profile. His request was not answered, but as part of his reserve service, he was trained as a radio operator and assigned to a liaison unit unit. From time to time Sasson was called up for reserve duty, and he always carried out his task with great success, to the satisfaction of his commanders. He worked as a tanker driver and spent long journeys on the country’s roads, on sites he loved. Secretly and without publicizing his actions, Sasson helped old and handicapped people. An elderly resident of Rosh Ha’ayin said that every week, for years, Sasson would fill her pantry with food and help her in various ways. He was a loyal son and devoted to his parents and cared for his brothers and sisters. When he joined the workplace, Sasson told his younger brother that he had taken care of himself and ordered to bequeath what he would leave behind to his brother. In this act he expressed his sense of responsibility, the order he loved and his concern for the family. His friends say that his love for the children knew no bounds and he would fulfill all their desires, play and play with them and always come to visit them with full hands; Once in toys and once in candies and other sweets. By the time he reached his thirtieth year, he had gladly decided to marry his girlfriend and raise a family. For this purpose he bought a shack near his parents’ house and prepared to renovate it and make it a home worthy of his wife and him. But then the Peace for Galilee War broke out, and he was called upon to join his comrades in the liaison company and go to Lebanon. On the 22nd of Sivan 5762 (13.6.1982), during an encounter with a terrorist ambush, Sasson fell in combat in the Peace for Galilee war. He was brought to eternal rest in the Rosh Ha’ayin cemetery. He left behind his parents, three brothers and four sisters. After his death he was awarded the Peace of the Galilee. The Prime Minister, Mr. Menachem Begin, wrote a letter to his family saying: “… Your son Sasson served his people faithfully and with devotion … The good son gave his life for an unjust and noble purpose … His image will be exemplary to all the sons, … Your son is a hero and a saint and the entire nation, throughout the generations, will remember him with great love. ” In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the defense minister wrote: “Corporal Sasson Arkash gave his life for his homeland, and he was a disciplined, devoted and responsible soldier, a model for a young man who found his way in the IDF.” Wireless operator in the unit communications unit and its personnel. We cherish his unforgettable image. The IDF, the Signal Corps and its comrades salute him. ” His family published a book in his memory, including the words of friends, relatives and commanders about his character. Various newspapers published lists of his special way and personality.