Robert (Haim), son of Lola and Shimon, was born on 9.7.1955 in Tunis, Tunisia, and immigrated to Israel with his parents, brothers and sisters in 1956. He studied at Ma’alot Elementary School, Who went to the “Sde Ya’akov” boarding school where he studied for one year, was a child who was very Simcha and Simcha in his childhood, when he moved to Afula, where he settled in a home near his mother’s workplace, And then went to the kindergarten, where he discovered that he was a curious boy and a diligent student, who always wanted to know more and more, did not settle for simplistic answers and drew information and knowledge from books he read. , Who admired both his diligence and his good manners, and his young school friends loved him: He was a sociable boy, took part in trips on behalf of the school, at various parties and games, and was a footballer. He enjoyed the game, played well, and kept his spirit sporty and fair, and when he was 13 years old, his Bar Mitzvah ceremony was celebrated with great grandeur in the synagogue in Upper Afula. A year later, after graduating from elementary school, he spent some time in the “Sde Ya’akov” boarding school and studied Gemara and Torah at the Diskin yeshiva in Jerusalem. It was a fifteen-year-old boy when he decided he had to help his mother carry the burden of earning a living. Robert left school and worked on any job offered to him. He gave his salary to his mother, and allocated a small sum to himself. He had a conscience and a sensitive Lev, and could not stand by while his father and mother struggled for their existence. Later, when his sister Marcel married, he left his parents’ house and lived with her and her husband. Robert then worked as a plasterer and builder, and was not absent from work one day. Robert had spent more than two years at his sister’s house, and she had recounted the material and spiritual help he had given her and her husband, and his handsome behavior. When Marcel was born to Bechor and Robert became David, he was not Simcha. He refused to announce the birth of the son by telephone and went to inform his parents, brothers, and sisters. “Robert was my little brother, my favorite,” says Marcel. “On the eve of his induction into the IDF, he was a handsome young man. Robert was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in mid-February 1973, and after basic training he was assigned to the navy. His squad members told him that he was a devoted soldier and served as an example for everyone in his good temper and passivity. His commander said: “I realized that Robert was a ‘golden boy’ in every sense of the word, and he did not spare the effort to carry out his duties with dedication as a driver in a combat unit, on whose wheels he traveled throughout the country. During his service in the army, Robert made sure to write to his parents, to his brothers and sisters, and to see to their safety. When he came home for a short vacation, he asked to hear from his family all the news. He himself did not say a word and never complained. He understood his parents well and tried not to worry them. During the Yom Kippur War, Robert served as a driver in his unit and carried out the tasks he was assigned without fault. He spent nights on the mission of his commanders, saving a nap from his eyes to help the fighting forces. On November 17, 1973, he was killed in a road accident while carrying out his duties. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by father, mother, brothers and sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the commander of his unit noted his individual qualities, and emphasized his devotion. “This example of the late Robert is the security of Israel and a source of pride, in which you can find solace,” the commander concluded his letter to the bereaved parents.In his memory a Torah scroll for a synagogue in Daughter of-Yam.
