Ben-Abu, Abraham

Son of Eliyahu and Simchah. He was born in 1943 in Elkazar, Morocco, where he studied at an elementary school and at the ORT vocational school in Morocco, where he was a member of a Jewish youth movement and active in sports clubs. A young Jew in Morocco who wanted to immigrate to Israel, but like all the young people of his age, he did not know how this dream would materialize and when in 1963, after many exciting events and adventures, his dream came true. Ruhama, despite his experience in training abroad, found it difficult to integrate into the life of a large and veteran kibbutz. But he overcame all the doubts and hesitations that gnawed at his Lev and successfully passed all stages of absorption. He found his place in society and work, when he entered work in the branch of the table. He devoted himself to the field work with all his might and progressed surprisingly. He was always willing to invest more effort, beyond his obligations, to make things easier for the weak. He did not talk much, and people who did not know him thought there was something strange about his manner, but whoever managed to gain his confidence realized that behind the wall of silence was a kind, compassionate, naive person. He was naturally uncompromising, and when he realized that someone did not like him, he would cut off his ties with him. He always had an interest in proving his knowledge and showing proficiency in many areas. Everyone liked him because of these qualities and especially the children loved him for his willingness to play with them always. He was drafted into the IDF at the end of January 1964 and volunteered for the paratroopers, and his desire to be a parachutist was an expression of his love for the land, despite the dangers involved.was not an aspiring soldier, and he could always be trusted. In the Six Day War, a division that broke into Umm-Katef, the “impenetrable fortress,” the most powerful stronghold of the Egyptian army in the Sinai, a few days after the break-up of the Umm Kataf outposts, To fight the Golan Heights, despite all his great physical strength, his loyalty to his comrades and his reliability in carrying out the orders to kill the enemy, They were a man of war, and one of his comrades told us that Abraham was shocked and shocked by the horrors of the war, and he found it difficult to recover from the sight of human bodies, even those who were enemy soldiers. Avraham began to relax and be absorbed again in his favorite job: In early June 1969, he was called up for active reserve duty, and on the 22nd of Sivan 5769 (8.6.1969) he fell while serving in the Ma’aleh Adumim area. In his memory of Abraham’s grave, his commander said, “I always knew him by the machine gun, and every time I met him, he dragged the machine gun, so Abraham was so strong in his physical strength. Kibbutz Ruhama published a booklet in his memory entitled “Avraham Son of-Abu”.