The youngest son of Larissa and Vladimir. Born on 7 August 1986 in Dagestan, former Soviet Union in the city of Makhachkala, a brother to Nikolai and Vladimir, a red, energetic, happy child who smiled at life and smiled at him. Leonid and his family immigrated to Israel in 1993 and settled in Ramat Gan, where Leonid grew up, was educated and matured, and became well-versed in the new environment, immediately absorbing the language Hebrew, and quickly acquired many friends. “Redhead” called him all, and were mesmerized by the positive energies he broadcast – always happy and satisfied, never angry, He began his studies at the “Sommer” elementary school in Ramat Gan and graduated from the “New High School” in the city and was a diligent, disciplined and quiet student, surrounded by friends, “a boy who grew up according to the book” “In his youth, Leonid showed great interest in filmmaking and took part in a film school that he created in the department, which aroused interest and impressed him, and gave him the name of a gifted director, and his associates may continue to develop these skills in the future. Testified to the variety of his talents: Leonid played the piano, practiced karate, played soccer, and of course – was connected to the computer and the Internet, Villa where special expertise. “He had a developed sense of technique,” his mother explains, “and with his help he could solve every mishap.” They had a close and warm relationship with Leonid with each member of his family. He was a year and a half old when his parents separated, and in fact, his older brother, Nikolai, raised him and took care of him while his mother was at work. Vladimir, his second brother, used to bring him back from the garden and play with him, and the three brothers formed one cohesive unit, and were the best friends. Larissa, the mother, says that their loyalty to each other was so absolute that when she expressed anger at one of the brothers, Leonid would hasten to defend him and make her wrong. As for her, she says, he treated Leonid with great respect, and even called her “Malka”. “He was not ashamed to tell me, ‘Mom, I love you very much,'” Larissa recalls sadly, and says that when he worked in a flower shop he used to bring her a bouquet every Friday. And Leonid’s love and desire to make everyone happy was one of his main characteristics: “Leonid gave himself to others and himself, he liked to surprise, buy presents for birthdays, and when he knew what I wanted he would buy me the gift before the event, to make me happy.” A strong and unique relationship existed between Leonid and his father. “Leonid’s heart was wide and open to his father,” Larissa says briefly. It was a kind of closeness of the kind that is difficult to express in words, and the common fate of the two attests to the hidden greatness of the revealed. Leonid, who was always very independent and aware of the value of the money and the economic reality that lived within it, worked for a living from the age of fourteen, and financed all his needs. At first he worked in a banquet hall, later worked for two years in a flower shop, and served as a restaurant waiter. He financed his driving lessons from his own pocket, and was the first of his friends to receive the desired license. As a token of appreciation and gratitude from his mother, Leonid was given a special gift – a car she bought him, and who took great pride in him. Leonid enlisted in the IDF and was assigned to the Logistics Corps, where he completed a driver’s course with honors and served as an operational driver at Training Base 20, the training base for technological professions in the Ordnance Corps. He was sent to the IDF ambulance driver course and completed successfully, only one week after the end of the course, his life was tragically and inconceivable.Tevet 5767 (January 17, 2007) During the funeral of his father, who died after dealing with a serious illness, Leonid suddenly collapsed near the fresh grave, even before it was covered with sand. “Ziv” in Safed The doctors continued to fight for his life, but their efforts to save him failed, Leonid died of a heart attack and he was only twenty years old, and he was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Holon, leaving a mother and two brothers. A charming person, a real redhead with a good soul, “Sharon Khayat, Leonid’s educator at New High School, eulogized him.” He had a heart of gold, and now he is broken. It seems that one can really die of sorrow. “Leonid’s gravestone was engraved on the words:” We will never forget you, you will always remain in our hearts. “
