Busheri Ezra

Ezra, ben Mazal, and Sa’adia was born on October 4, 1952, in Be’er Sheva. He studied at the Avot Elementary School and later completed his studies in the comprehensive high school in the humanities track and passed the matriculation exams. Ezra grew up and was educated in the spirit of Jewish tradition. In his home, he acquired the strong faith in the God, a faith which he held on in school. He was a member of the Ezra religious youth movement. He set himself the goal of completing his studies successfully and indeed, with confidence and faith in his power and ability, and due to his serious and mature attitude to studies he became an outstanding student. He was modest and pleasant, and thanks to these qualities his teachers admired him. His friends liked him, for he was always ready to come to the aid of anyone who needed his help. Ezra was at the center of extensive social activity. His classmates used to meet at his home, to take lessons or to spend time in the company. Ezra welcomed them warmly and treated them with cordial hospitality, for he was always able to inspire an atmosphere of joy and joy around him. He was a man with warm feelings and could express them by writing beautiful, emotion-filled poems. As an outstanding athlete, he was a regular member of the basketball team of the school. Ezra was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of February 1972. He decided that he must invest his full potential in the army and contribute to the IDF his best talents and energies. He volunteered to serve in a combat unit and joined one of the IDF’s elite patrol units, overcoming the difficulties of training and successfully completing a parachuting course and a tour course, during which his unit participated in the battles of containment against the Egyptians on October 6, 1973. ), Ezra was killed in an attack by enemy aircraft in the Mitla area. He was brought to rest in the cemetery in Be’er Sheva. Survived by his parents, two sisters and two brothers. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Ezra was a quiet soldier and a little shy, a pleasant man who effected a pleasant atmosphere to those around him, and thanks to his friends and commanders, he was an obedient soldier and always fulfilled his duty to the best. He knew what was before him and recognized the danger he volunteered for the unit, and also recognized the danger of going to battle, but he went without hesitation to reality, while being aware of the vitality of volunteering and being among the best fighters. ” His parents donated a Torah scroll to the synagogue in Be’er Sheva; A youth club was also established in his memory, which operates on behalf of the Busheri Ezra Association.