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Cohen, Ezer

Cohen, Ezer


Ezer, son of Yekutta and Massoud, was born on September 3, 1953, in Safed, Ezer was an outstanding student, respected the Torah, and its commandments, but was also interested in secular culture. He read many books of philosophy and mysticism, wrote poems, some of which were published in the press, he also wrote many essays on various subjects, and in his spare time engaged in sports. Rabbi Shmuel Zilberman, of the Safed Yeshiva, said: “Ezer loved the yeshiva and felt at home, and when he was in the army, he visited the yeshiva on his vacations. His simplicity, his honesty, the ways of his life, all of which revived the hearts of people and radiated light and great spirit, and just as he loved the yeshiva, so did the Yeshiva love him. he was fond of all his acquaintances and friends, quiet by nature, innocent and serious, yet gifted with a humorous sense of humor. he had a very balanced life wisdom and realistic, and alongside vibrant and exciting soul. We saw that the vision of the trays of the meeting. Reference was its finest sons. ” Aryeh said: “Ezer was careful about warm relations and mutual help for his friends, and everyone recognized him as a loyal friend, whom many admired for his firm and steadfast opinion, and of course because of his varied talents. He always believed that the world could only be repaired with the help of the Torah , And wanted to dedicate his life to Torah study. ” In his conversation with friends, his friends remembered: “Low and slender, quiet and a little introverted, and pleasant – this is how his image appears before our eyes … He was loved and accepted by everyone, and he never started a quarrel. On his own, and his level of intelligence was certainly high, he was an excellent athlete, and in soccer he was very hard to keep up with his fast and precise movements, and also in basketball. Ezer was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of November 1971 and was assigned to the Medical Corps, where he completed a course for paramedics and a combat paramedics course, and the brigade doctor, Dr. Yaakov, said: “Every job that was performed on Ezer was performed perfectly, Efficiently, without unnecessary questions and without complaining, and often volunteered to help in the right place. ” The military rabbi, Captain Shneur, added: “Ezer was a pleasant and successful person that you always wanted to remember, and knew how to keep the commandments while he was still in service, but he did not abstain from meetings with the other soldiers. : Sometimes he also influenced the others for the better, Ezer was a ‘valuable soldier’ for the unit. ” During the Yom Kippur War, Ezer served as a combat medic in the Golan Heights. “We were in Taranjia, inside Syria, when we were notified by radio about many casualties on the way to Beit Jann Mazra’at, I took one of the paramedics and went to the ambulance to move towards the place, He ran and asked to join in. Since there was no room in the ambulance, he got on the half-track and ordered the driver to follow us. When we got there, there were many wounded. Ezer began to take care of the wounded under heavy bombardment. “On the 17th of Tishrei 5734 (October 13, 1973) he was injured and fell while treating the wounded, he was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Safed and left behind a father, mother, three sisters, and four brothers. He was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant,

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