Cohen, Shlomo

Shlomo, son of Edith and Eliahu, a Holocaust survivor, was born on 27.10.1946 in the former concentration camp in Inring, Germany, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1948. He attended the Bialik elementary school and the ORT vocational high school “In Netanya, he continued his studies at the Mevo’ot Yam High School in Michmoret, where he was a sports enthusiast and especially liked the soccer game, and also liked reading poetry and reference books, mainly in the field of psychology. For many years he collected stamps from around the world, and after graduating from high school he served in the Israeli merchant fleet In May 1964, he volunteered to serve in the navy, and he studied for a course for trainees and a course for her. He was a good and disciplined sailor, loved by his commanders and an example of his friends in his good temper, his passivity and obedience. After he was released from regular army service, he was assigned to a reserve unit of the Engineering Corps. After returning to civilian life, he decided to study in an accelerated course of naval officers, but a long period of reserve duty interrupted his studies. Shlomo was a kind, generous, generous man. He had a great sense of humor and he laughed a lot. By nature he was very sociable and easy to make friends, and everyone recognized him as a pleasant, conversational, welcoming and friendly man. He always excelled patiently and patiently. He was courteous and polite, and loved by all his acquaintances. His willingness to help others, his sincerity and integrity were a good thing among his friends. In 1971 he married his girlfriend Zipora and was a loyal son of his parents, a husband who loves his wife and is a model father to his son. When the Yom Kippur War broke out he was drafted and sent with his unit to the Sinai front where he participated in the battles of containment and break-up against the Egyptians. On the 17th of Tishrei 5734 (17.10.1973) he was busy operating a barge near a postman, not far from the bitter lake. In a barrage of artillery, the barge was hit by a direct hit and Shlomo was killed on the spot. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Netanya. He left behind a wife and son, mother and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Shlomo was among the people who stood at the center of the IDF’s main effort in this war. Thanks to him and his friends, we managed to transfer the war to enemy territory and to ward off the danger from our country. He was a model soldier and a loyal friend. “His family donated a Torah scroll to a synagogue in Netanya.