Cohen, Shlomo (Saliman)

Son of Hayyim Hacohen and Batya. He was born on July 16, 1948 in Algiers and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1949. He studied at the Or Yaakov Elementary School in Givat Shmuel and at the ORT vocational high school in Jaffa, He was very fond of playing the guitar and was loved by many friends and friends for his simplicity, integrity and honesty, his fair attitude and his good spirit. Despite his successes in various areas, he was not arrogant and boastful, he was always ready and successful, and he knew how to give up things when he was convinced of the righteousness of life He understood the lack of flexibility, pretense, and rudeness, which was the secret of his success with his friends, he understood their needs and knew that many loved attention and he paid attention and respect, and he understood that there was a time of joy and laughter in joy, Shlomo was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in mid-December 1966. He completed an officer training course as an outstanding trainee, and later served as a counselor at the military boarding school in Haifa and a commander (with the rank of lieutenant) in the Golani Brigade. In August 1968 he joined the career army. The army was very fond of him and he tied his future with him and saw him as his home. He excelled as an elite soldier, as an excellent officer and as a model, loved by everyone who knew him. His character, his demeanor, his modesty, his ways and his heroism on the battlefield were exemplary to his friends and brothers in arms. On the 23rd of Kislev 5712 (December 3, 1969), his unit on the Lebanese border (Jabal Ross) fell on the enemy position. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. The commander of his unit wrote in a letter of condolence to his parents: “The action in which Shlomo fell was a difficult and complex operation that struck the enemy and caused many casualties, in which Shlomo was the commander of a force that attacked one of the enemy strongholds and led the force to the last minute. Was unparalleled in the unit and showed a personal example in every action that was carried out in the unit. – Shlomo’s death in this battle was a terrible loss for all of us and his image will serve as an example for us to educate a brave generation of warriors. “