Shimon, son of Sima and Hananiah, was born on 24.1.1954 in Marrakech, Morocco, and in 1964 immigrated to Israel with his family, who settled in Petach Tikvah. He began studying in Morocco and completed his studies at the Neveh Kibush Elementary School. Afterward, he studied at the Brenner High School and graduated from Avuka High School. When Shimon was a year old, his father died and it affected him greatly. He grew up without a father, and naturally he was quick to grow up in his behavior and approach to life. In every field he sought to prove his ability, and for this reason he was able to be the first and foremost in everything. While he was still a child, in his native country of Morocco, he excelled in strong national feelings and often went out to defend his honor as a Jew. Although he was only 10 years old, it was he who brought his family to leave Morocco and immigrate to Israel. He soon adapted to the conditions in the new homeland and was well integrated with his contemporaries, to the point that his origins were not at all evident. From his desire to prove his many knowledge, he became an outstanding student and achieved outstanding achievements in his studies. Shimon had leadership and organizational ability, excelled in great self-confidence and succeeded in activating his friends and encouraging them to participate in social activities. He was energetic and proactive, and there were trips, parties and social gatherings with which many young partners were present. Shimon joined the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed youth movement and became one of the activists in the movement’s Neveh Kibush settlement. After several years of activity, he took part in a course for instructors and became a guide within the movement. In his training, his many talents and organizational abilities were known. His apprentices testify that during the period he was a counselor, the activity was rich and varied. He understood his young students and listened attentively to their problems. The campers trusted him and came to lay out what had been hard on them, and Shimon often helped them solve the problems to their satisfaction. In 1971, he became interested in the Nahal service track, writing a comprehensive essay on the history of the Nahal, its mission and its missions. Together with his fellow members of the group, he established a nucleus whose goal was to integrate into the labor settlement and join one of the kibbutzim. He was a member of the nuclear secretariat and of its active members. His social and organizational activities were also evident in the school. He was a member of the Student Council and served as the student’s representative and spokesman to the board and teachers. Shimon was the one who was careful to demand the rights of the students. He initiated sports days, trips and parties, in which all the school’s students were involved. His blessed ideas served as the basis for the extensive social activity that took place in the school. When the students encountered a problem involved in organizing the activity, they would turn to Shimon for help in solving it. Shimon loved his country with a strong love. The youth movement and the school were the first to travel. His eagerness to go on tours to know the country’s landscapes knew no boundaries and constraints, and few places he had never set foot in. On trips and trips he was discovered not only as a navigator and a guide, but also swept his friends to poetry and did to elevate and improve the mood. He participated in many marches and left behind a large collection of medals and certificates attesting to this. Shimon was active in the Gadna, was an outstanding Kalai and was awarded the first place in the shooting competitions held at the Rosh Ha’ayin club, and completed a course for the commanders of the Gadna Brigade, completing topography and navigation. He was an outstanding athlete and took part in contests in boxing and table tennis and team volleyball competitions. His extensive activity did not prevent him from enriching his education in the field of art, and he often watched theater and film productions. Shimon loved his home and his family, and he often went to his own businessHe knew how to return home in time to be beside his mother and help her. The door to his house was open to his friends, who had come to ask his advice. He had great patience and the ability to listen and understand his interlocutors. He did his best to help every friend, and his friends testified that everyone in distress was putting his trust in Shimon. He had convictions and ideas crystallized in society and policy, and expressed them in every argument. He also knew how to protect them with devotion, until he convinced others of his righteousness. Shimon was drafted into the IDF in early 1972 and asked to serve in the Armored Corps, hoping that he would become acquainted with new spaces and landscapes he had not yet met. He was a disciplined and devoted soldier and was able to inspire his friends to hold an evening of events and parties that contributed to the morale of the unit, and during the difficult hours of training and operational activity he was able to maintain his cool and to bring great confidence to his comrades. He and his comrades were joined by the fighting forces in the Sinai The Egyptians, in which he was discovered to be an excellent professional and a crewman whom every commander wanted to join in the battles that took place in the Suez Canal on October 20, 1973. Shimon’s tank was hit and he was killed, The cemetery in Petach Tikvah left behind a mother, a brother and a sister, and was raised to the rank of sergeant: In a condolence letter to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Shimon was a dedicated and diligent trainee, During the war, Shimon participated as a crew member and a tank driver and performed his duties impeccably, showing initiative, devotion to the mission, professional ability and courage. “His family donated a Torah scroll to a synagogue in Petach Tikvah. Things about his character from teachers, commanders, classmates, and comrades in arms.
