Joseph, son of Malka and Gedaliah, was born on the 14th of Tishrei 5710 (14.10.1949) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed his elementary studies at the public school in Buenos Aires, and at the same time studied at the Nachman Gassang Hebrew School in the city. In 1963, when he was thirteen years old, he immigrated to Israel with his family, who settled in the city of Ramle and completed his high school studies at the son of Shemen Agricultural Boarding School, where he was educated at the Jewish institutions of his hometown, And learned to love the people of Israel and the State of Israel, he was a diligent and outstanding student, responsible and disciplined, and even skipped one year of elementary school thanks to his talents. Write and express thoughts, opinions and thoughts.In the country, Yossi encountered difficulties in absorption and difficulties in adapting to me Thanks to his flexibility and determined will, he was able to overcome the difficulties of his studies, and Yossi loved his life at the son of Shemen boarding school, where he actually met His best friends, and therefore kept in close contact with the boarding school even after he left her: he loved the time of the intensive social life and was an active partner in them. He organized parties, decorated the village rooms and traveled long evenings to his friends. Yossi also excelled in practical work in agriculture in the village. He began his career in the cowshed, and invested great energy and long hours after the usual hours of work. He took the job seriously and responsibly, and took upon himself many tasks, such as replacing a missing industrial center and more. In son of Shemen Yossi’s character was formed, and the experiences he experienced there influenced him greatly. He learned to love the work of the land, to enjoy the homeland, to care for animals and to live a life of sharing and social life. During this period, Yossi’s good qualities crystallized: his honesty, his desire for perfection to the extreme and rejection of all compromises, his great sensitivity to society and people and his willingness to contribute and create for the sake of society and others. Thanks to his joie de vivre, his kindness and grace, he became a focus in his company. He devoted many leisure hours to the soccer games, especially as a goalkeeper, and despite his distance from his parents’ home, and although his life in the boarding school was full of satisfaction, Yossi was loyal and devoted to his family, loved and appreciated his parents and brothers. Yosef was drafted into the IDF in early August 1968 and assigned to the Armored Corps, and after completing basic training for tank commanders, he was posted as a tank noncom in Sinai. Yossi spent most of his service in the War of Attrition, in the Suez Canal area. Despite the difficulties, he never complained. He did not speak much about the army’s life, and was always confident of the IDF’s strength and praised his fighting ability.After Yossi was discharged, Yossi was accepted to the Jerusalem University preparatory program to complete the matriculation exams and moved to the dormitories Yossi studied Jerusalem and studied in the Department of Spanish and South American Studies, where he worked as a news correspondent for the Israeli news section and saved money, Both to finance his expenses and to buy an apartment After a long period of reserve duty, and after a long illness, he managed with great efforts to catch up and was in all grades a good student, listening and responding, serious and alert, andDue to his serious attitude and active participation, his teachers and friends enjoyed the respect of his students. During the Yom Kippur War, Yosef participated in the braking battles against the Egyptians on the Sinai front. On the 8th of Tishrei 5734 (8.10.1973), in the battle that took place northeast of the Great Bitter Lake, Yossi’s tank was hit and he was lost. About a month later his family was notified that he was missing. Only after a month of fear and fear did it become known that Yossi had been killed. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl. Survived by his parents and brother. His parents published a pamphlet in his memory containing the words of friends and teachers about his character.
