Ben Shulamit and Haim. He was born on 12 July 1974 in Moshav Alma. He was the eldest son of his parents, who took care of Mickey’s education in the spirit of the values of Judaism and Zionism. From childhood, Mickey was a figure of admiration and imitation in the moshav where he grew up, because of his personality and achievements. He began his studies at the Benayahu elementary school in Kerem Ben Zimra and continued at the Bnei Akiva yeshiva in Kfar Haruah, where he studied for a year at the pre-military academy in Safed, and aspired to be a positive example of his younger siblings and other children of the moshav , So that they invest in their studies, enlist in a combat unit in the IDF and think about their future. Mickey himself was active in the Bnei Akiva movement in the moshav and in the Civil Guard. From his childhood, Mickey had excelled modestly and modestly. He concealed his achievements and later, when he was an officer in the Paratroopers, upon his arrival home, he would take off his uniform and rank so that it would not be considered too proud. Mickey had many members of the moshav who combined the school and yeshiva curriculum. His friends tell about Mickey, who was a loyal friend and a gentle and attentive person, always willing to help and support, giving himself without restraint and respecting others. Mickey also gave his parents great respect. Mickey’s teacher tells of the pre-military academy in Safed that Mickey’s only requests to drop out of school were when he asked to help his father in the farm. Help at home was more important to him than a loss of school hours, which he always completed. He made the long journey from Safed to the moshav to support the family. Mickey was imbued with true faith in the values and principles that underpinned his path. He believed in giving and contributing to the country, believed in the effort for a supreme cause, and was full of motivation in his choices and actions. When Micky joined the IDF in July 1993 and volunteered for the paratroopers, these principles served as a guiding light for him, and during his training as a combat soldier Mickey knew difficult moments and moments of crisis, but these did not break him, but strengthened him and deepened his faith in his path. , A sergeant course, and then successfully completed a course for infantry officers, and at the end of the course Mickey was placed in the Haruv Battalion as a platoon commander. The number of the battalion commander in the battalion in which Mickey served: “At the first meeting between us, there was an interview, in order to receive new officers for the battalion. Your personal background, a combination of a moshavnik and a knitted skullcap, a military track, a look and a way of speaking – were an indication of an officer who was very desirable and desirable to join the battalion. As an officer, you were my business, carrying out every mission and challenge in totality, out of humility and not as a showcase. When we changed the structure of the company, I remember how you insisted on taking on the command of the veteran soldiers, a difficult command mission, and you succeeded in doing so. Recently, we have talked several times about your plans, the possibility of moving from the position of platoon commander to the position of deputy company commander and even commanding a company in the battalion. For me, any such meeting with an officer who expressed his willingness to continue in command positions in the battalion was a personal satisfaction and a source of pride, and I expected you to continue the course of the job. “Mickey was not only accepted by his commanders but also by his subordinates. He was a friend of his subordinates and knew how to laugh with them and to be entertained, but he always remembered his responsibility and his role, and his subordinates testified that they were ready to follow him in fire and water. 1996), when he entered with an armored personnel carrier to Nablus, in order to reinforce his besieged soldiers under fire in Joseph’s Tomb. Mickey was hit by sniper fire. He was twenty-two years old when he fell. After his fall, he was promoted to lieutenant. He fell with him in battle – Captain Biton Benny, Captain Brezsky Nir, Staff Sergeant Ben Tov Uri,Soday Itamar and Staff Sergeant Sharabi Erez. Mickey was buried in the cemetery in Moshav Alma. Survived by his parents, five brothers and sisters – Eli, Dvir, Moliath, Adva and Natalie, and his fiancee – Odia.
