Cohen, Shlomo (Shlomi)

Son of Pnina and Joseph. He was born on Sunday, 5 Kislev 5736 (5.11.1975) in Kfar Saba, son of Bechor and brother of Eli, attended the “Yachdav” elementary school in Raanana, the “Hasharon” junior high school in the city and the “ORT Yad Giora” high school in Herzliya Shlomi was a naughty child and loved to know and understand everything, and Shlomi was named after his grandfather, and the family said that he had the same calm behavior that his grandfather had after him In the school Shlomi was loved by everyone, he excelled in sports, belonged to the local basketball team, and trained the preschool team in basketball. And he insisted on coming back every year with a medal, and Shlomi liked to dance and have a lot of friends and friends, and his friends remembered him as the spirit of the animals in their many walks and trips in Israel. Shlomi grew up without a mother, and his parents divorced when he was a ten-year-old boy and his mother left the children to the father. His father wrote about him: “You were a wonderful son, you helped me a lot and took a good part of the housework … Your room was always tidy and clean … With you, we had happy days and nights, happiness was at home, and I was a happy and proud father. ” Apart from the help he extended to his father, he also helped his brother. As a senior and responsible brother, he made sure that his brother was educated and did not give up on going to school. It was important to him that his brother had come to life as a professional and with a good education. The family was very important to my welfare, he kept in touch with his grandparents, visited them from the army, brought flowers on holidays and often called. Shlomi joined the IDF in early August 1995 and served about five helicopters at the Tel Nof Air Force base. He was a friendly and devoted soldier who was well absorbed in the squadron, was very motivated and served as an example to his friends. Shlomi fell during his service on the 14th of Adar 5756 (4.3.1996). He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Ra’anana. He was twenty years old when he fell. He was promoted to corporal after his fall, leaving behind his parents and brother, and his mother was killed a year after his fall.