Shlomo, son of Esther and Abraham, was born on January 29, 1953 in Haifa. He attended the Afghan elementary school for a year, and then went on to Kishon Elementary School and graduated there in the eighth grade. Since his grades were excellent, his teachers and school principal recommended that he continue to study at the “Reali” school, whose name precedes him as an excellent school. Shlomi, as his family and friends affectionately called him, was a lively student, diligent and talented. His teachers remember him as an excellent and diligent student who easily understood everything that was taught in the classroom. Then he would gladly help the students who had difficulty understanding the material and devote many hours of his free time. He devoted most of his leisure time to activities in the “Real Scouts” youth movement and to sports. Shlomi was a young, energetic, cheerful and optimistic person, and thanks to these qualities he became fond of his acquaintances and friends. Friends used to come to him to consult him about personal problems. He was able to make social connections easily and naturally and always found a common language with each person and even had a very different background. People liked to be with him, and found him interesting and fun. No wonder he was always surrounded by friends. My bespectacled, short, round man was modest and humble despite all his accomplishments. He was never superior and did not boast of his ability at school, in the movement, or in the army. His friends told him how he was always willing to listen to them and how they found support and encouragement. As he was clean, orderly and meticulous about morality and fairness in school, so was his attitude toward his friends and people in general. From childhood he was a great believer in the goodness of human beings and did much to discover this measure in his life. Shlomo was drafted into the IDF in early August 1971 and was assigned to the Armored Corps. After basic training, he completed various courses in the Armored Corps and completed them with complete success. He was later sent to a tank commanders course, at the end of which he was assigned to one of the armored units in Sinai. In the army, too, he was loved by everyone, his commanders and subordinates alike. The commanders applauded him for his integrity, his decency and his great responsibility for his work. GodHe was an excellent armor man, whose professionalism was the most difficult test. He knew every screw and every corner of his tanks and was good at maintaining and operating the tools. The soldiers loved him, for he was the only one among the commanders, who did not distance himself from them and took part in everything they went through. They admired him as a man and trusted him as a commander. During the Yom Kippur War, Shlomi took part in the brutal containment battles that took place in the area of the Oracle outpost on the banks of the Suez Canal. He was awarded the “Medal of Heroism” for his fighting in that outpost, which was full of comrades-in-war, courage, resourcefulness and heroism. The description of his last hours of life is the most exhaustive summary of Shlomi’s extraordinary personality and character. “On October 6, he took command of the tank division after the commander was killed, and on October 7 he moved in his tank at the head of the force emerging from the stronghold, using his own weapon, grenades and the tank cannon at enemy forces, Which blocked the exit from the stronghold, within a few meters, and later on, the force that emerged from an enemy ambush, and the tank from which he fought, was hit and led the crew, who had fled the damaged tank, When he was carrying a wounded soldier from observation soldiers who had gathered on his hands beforehand, during the whole night, on an arduous journey through the marshes, he ordered and encouraged his men, and on the following day, on the 8th of Tishrei 5740 (October 8, 1973) With his men we drew our forces. When he completed this mission, he fell. “Shlomo was brought to eternal rest in Haifa’s military cemetery, leaving behind his parents, sister and two brothers.
