Bernstein, Shai (Shaike)

Son of Ella and Solomon. He was born on June 10, 1982 in Be’er Sheva. At the age of eighteen, in July 2000, Shai enlisted in a pilot course. After a few months he retired from the course, moved to the armored corps In 2005, after completing a commander’s course, Shai left with an IDF delegation to Poland. On July 12, 2006, the Second Lebanon War broke out, and Shai went to Lebanon with his regiment as an operational company commander. Capt. Shai Bernstein was killed in a battle in southern Lebanon on August 12, 2006. Two days before the end of the Second Lebanon War. He was twenty-four years old when he fell. He was buried in the military section of the Be’er Sheva cemetery. After his death he was promoted to Major.