Ben-Ari (Livzon), Reuven
Reuven, son of Tova and Hanina, a Holocaust survivor, was born in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, 17.5.1953, where he studied at the Tel Aviv Yeshiva and continued to study at the Etzion State Religious School in Tel Aviv, He also graduated from Bnei Akiva High School, Kfar Haroeh. He was a diligent student, and according to the headmaster of the Etzion State School, he excelled in his studies, especially in the real professions, and his teachers expected him to have a bright future. However, he did not see himself devoted to theoretical studies alone: he worked at the top of his mind, and he aspired to realize the idea of working settlement within the framework of the Nahal, a member of the Bnei Akiva movement and one of the dynamic figures in the tribe. He was a serious and cheerful, optimistic man, and was willing to support and help others, even if it was more difficult than his strength. He was a friend and loved by all his friends When he completed his high school studies, he joined the Nahal Moriah group, where he was active until he joined the army. Reuven was drafted into the IDF at the end of July 1971. After completing basic training, he was assigned to a “Nahal Brigade” in the Golan Heights, where he was responsible for the connection. , Took part in the course of “Ta’amim-Tshrimim” and was assigned to the “Ramat-Magshimim” holding unit in Ramat Hagolan. The ready-made hold did not satisfy him and he rose to hold the “Nob” on the Golan Heights, where it was necessary to build everything from the beginning. Reuven was a responsible and dedicated soldier, distinguished himself in leadership skills and was responsible for important sectors of the agriculture in the outposts he served. He was an example of his friends working more than a dozen hours a day, tirelessly and without any work at all. He spent his short vacations with his friends, neighbors, and family, and here he took part in the housework and made it easier for his family. On October 27, 1973, Reuven fell in the Golan Heights and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul in Tel Aviv, leaving behind his parents and two brothers. The younger brother, Nahum, who was very attached to Reuven, wrote many poems in memory of his fallen brother, including the following lines: “sitting above the divine / and arranging on shelves / the best of my brothers / persecuted people / His table is in a vase / stands a rose of wonders / and it blossoms from the dew / of all the tears of the bereaved / … “His parents published a pamphlet in his memory of teachers and friends.
