Bochovza, Asher

Son of David and Ruthie. He was born on March 27, 1945 in Tripoli, Libya. When he was four, the family immigrated to Israel and settled in Be’er Sheva. He was a son of traditional parents and attended a religious state school called “Avot” there. After graduating, he attended a religious high school there. Humble and humble, a quiet, worn-out daughter always wore a face. He completed his studies successfully and did not disappoint his parents. In November 1962, he was drafted into the IDF and served in the Golani Brigade as a soldier, underwent an officer’s course and received the paratrooper’s wings as part of his service as a platoon commander who was wounded in the back while performing his duties. , That the army began to be an integral part of his life and that he saw his mission, and after his recovery he was appointed operations officer in the south – a position he loved very much and performed faithfully (even during the Six-Day War in which he participated) He did everything not only as a duty imposed upon him, but on his own, he spent days and nights doing missions and when he had to He had a look of satisfaction on his face, and when his men could not accomplish a task he was able to cheer them up and raise their morale. He said that in his daily life he excelled in his human and social approach to his friends, subordinates and commanders, and was therefore accepted by all, during which time they were to raise him from the rank of lieutenant to captain. 1967) on the border of the Gaza Strip. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Be’er Sheva. In March 1968 they put a Torah scroll in his name and in his memory in the “Olii Lubav” synagogue in Be’er Sheva. In the Beersheba Municipality (“Here is Be’er Sheva”), in the “Honor for the Fallen – Condolences for Families” section, his memory was raised. The weekly “Face to Face” was devoted to an article in his memory. His friends and admirers commemorated his name by publishing a booklet in his memory called “Asher.”