Bouzaglo, Shalom
Son of Solika and Caliph. Born in 1933 in the city of Casablanca, Morocco. He spent five years in elementary school in his hometown. He immigrated to Israel with his family in 1951. The difficult conditions of absorption in the country prevented him from completing his education and he immediately went to work to help with his family’s agriculture Shalom was drafted into the IDF in early 1951 and assigned to the Nahal Brigade. To work as a chef in Nahal units. He fulfilled his duties to the satisfaction of his superiors, who even elevated him to the rank of sergeant. At the end of March 1954, Shalom was released from regular service. When he was first called up for reserve service – as a cook – he agreed to his superiors’ request to continue to serve, first as a citizen on permanent terms and afterwards as a soldier in the permanent army. He was appointed chef and kitchen officer in a Jerusalem unit, and as usual he did his job in an excellent manner. He did not abandon his strong desire to complete his education and successfully completed a basic education course in the IDF, and during the service he married a wife and a son of Danny was born, and Shalom was very devoted to his work and knew no limits in his willingness and desire to serve his comrades- Thus, dozens of letters of thanks and appreciation in his personal file, all of which glorify his professionalism and dedication to work, and guest units enjoyed the hospitality of Buzaglo and his staff, while Buzaglo was injured and 100% handicapped, paralyzed in his lower body, On Wednesday, 6 March 1976, Shalom died while serving in the army, . He was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. He left behind a wife and son, parents, two sisters and a brother. In a letter of condolence to the widow, his commander wrote: “Your husband served in our unit for about fourteen years, and he fulfilled his duty with dedication, efficiency and enduring loyalty, and all the soldiers and commanders of the unit appreciated him and loved him.”
