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Dadon, Yitzhak

Dadon, Yitzhak


Son of Kadir z “l and her son, was born on the 15th of Tevet 5667 (15.12.1936) in the city of Gypsum, Tunisia, as the youngest son of materially wealthy parents. However, when he was six years old from his father, the family got out of her assets, and the mother was forced to work for her house – four sons and a daughter. At the age of Bar-Mitzvah, Yitzhak was invited to join the framework of Youth Aliyah. He spent a short period of time in France, and in 1951, he set foot on the homeland. He received his early education in Israel at the Sdeh Hamad Yeshiva in Nahalat Yehuda near Rishon Letzion. In the wake of Yitzhak, the entire family immigrated to Israel, and Yitzhak saw himself as having to support his family and establish it under the new conditions. For this purpose, he studied the subject of the floors and dealt with it. At the same time, he became a member of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed youth movement. He joined the movement and served as a folk dance instructor. He also acquired reading habits. He loved books and bought them, especially books dealing with history and the Bible, and was also a singer, dance and painting enthusiast.In February 1955, Yitzhak was drafted into the IDF and assigned to the liaison corps. He participated in the Sinai Campaign. As an experienced wireless operator, he went to the engineering corps. He also worked in this oil production company after he was discharged from regular service. In the meantime, he married his wife Suzanne and set up his home in Be’er Sheva. They had four children. In order to be near the house, he went to work at the Tnuva branch in the city. In the Six-Day War, he served as a radio operator in the governor’s home in Gaza. After the war Yitzhak began to work as a civilian in the defense establishment. He studied at the clerk’s house in Be’er Sheva and studied accounting. Two years later he signed a permanent service contract and served as a technical warehouse technician in the Engineering Corps. He was promoted to the rank of major sergeant, and his superiors followed his work with open sympathy, and at the end of 1971 he wrote his opinion: “Quiet and moderate in his behavior. He is a thorough, dedicated and efficient guy in his fields of responsibility. He fulfills his duties as a commanding officer in an excellent manner and to the satisfaction of his commanders … He plays a hard and hard and hard, thorough, dedicated and responsible role. “At the beginning of 1972, Yitzhak was wounded in his leg and since then he has been persecuted by various illnesses. “Despite his health limitations, he did much during and after the war – very devoted.” The strength of the body’s resistance to disease was diminishing, and when Yitzhak was brought to the hospital for surgery The Lev is open – the blood is the Lev forever, and so Yitzchak died during his service on Friday, July 14, 1975. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Beersheba. He was 39 when he died. He left a wife, two sons and two daughters, a mother-in-law, two brothers and a sister. His wife dedicated a Torah scroll to the synagogue in his memory. Yitzhak’s commander wrote to the bereaved family: “The late Sergeant Major Yitzhak served in our unit for many years in many key positions, and he performed his exemplary work, even though he was in full health, and his integrity, decency, And working relations with his co-workers. He had a great deal of professional knowledge in many military fields – including registration, quartermastering, and three – and fulfilled his duties with great devotion. “

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