Cohen, Yigal

Ben Jacqueline and Isaac. Yigal was born in Dimona on July 11, 1975. In 1979, the family moved to Mizpe Ramon, where Yigal grew up in a family of eight, and when he was about ten years old, Yigal was a nice and funny child. To imitate people to make his family and friends laugh, and when he moved to Mitzpeh Ramon he started going to kindergarten and then went on to elementary school and high school. At the end of his studies, he joined the Border Police. In October 1997, immediately after completing compulsory service, Yigal joined the Israel Police and served in trust until his death. At every call of the citizens, no matter where he was at that moment, ran to help. During his service Yigal married and brought two sons to the world. He was a diligent man, an exemplary father and husband, and he loved to help the needy and the weak. Always volunteered to help at home, loved to help parents. Yigal was very close to the local rabbi in Mitzpe Ramon, Yitzhak Almakayev, and was an important figure in the community. On March 14, 2008, Sergeant Yigal, a thirty-three-year-old sergeant, fell in his death, leaving a woman and two children.