Baharav, Gershon

Gershon, son of Adela and Moshe, was born on October 26, 1933, in the city of Wesley in Romania, He attended an elementary school in Bucharest and later went on to study there in high school. When he was fourteen years old, he immigrated with his family to Israel and arrived at the gates of the port of Haifa on the day of the declaration of the State of Israel on the 5th of Iyar 1948. His childhood years passed well with the rest of his contemporaries in Romania, The situation changed, and suddenly he became a persecuted and hated person, and his family became alienated, and he and his family became ostracized, and after the family succeeded in extricating itself completely from the horrors of the war, On the establishment of the State of Israel and were among the first to gain access to the land openly and without fear of deportation She settled in Jaffa and began the process of absorption in the new country, and the father was unable to find a job to support the large family, which included Gershon and five other sisters. he was naturally a friendly and lively boy, was able to acclimatize quickly in his new environment, and since his family was barely able to survive, he was forced, despite his youth, to complete high school and go to work. Gershon loved his family and was very attached to her, so he did not regret it and went out to work with joy. He was filled with pride and satisfaction knowing that his work would help his father and his family overcome their financial difficulties. Even the military authorities postponed his recruitment, after they realized how essential the help he was giving his elderly parents was. Gershon was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early October 1956. After completing basic training, he was transferred to one of the field units of the infantry as a combat medic, and was trusted by his comrades in arms. He knew that Gershon could be trusted wholeheartedly, and did not hesitate to entrust him with tasks that required great responsibility: Upon his discharge from regular service, Gershon hurried back to help his parents, he took full pains to work and set himself up After his period of intensive work, his parents succeeded in purchasing a home in Tel Aviv, and in 1963 married Sara, his girlfriend and wife and set up his home in Tel Aviv. In 1965, their first daughter, Limor, was born and their son, Oded, was born two years later, and during the Yom Kippur War he participated in the difficult battles against the Egyptian army in Sinai. As a combat medic. On October 7, 1973, he was injured during an air attack and was killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. He left behind a wife, a son and a daughter and a family.