Dagan, Gershon
Ben Tamara and Menahem. He was born on October 2, 1974 in Kiryat Bialik. The eldest son of a family of two children. When he was five years old, the family moved to Or Yehuda, where he studied and was educated. Gershon attended the “Shivat Tzion” elementary school and the “Perkhoff” high school in the real-biological track. A talented and capable boy who aspired to learn and to know, to expand his understanding and education. Gershon participated in enrichment activities and studied at Bar-Ilan University as part of the “Youth Seeking Jewish Law”, where he specialized in the subject of a “plea bargain”. At the same time, he also practiced sports – swimming, diving and basketball. He played for the youth team and later, as coach. During this period he was also active in the youth movements Maccabi Hatzair and Hatzofim. He was prominent in leadership and was a central figure among his contemporaries. At the end of the 11th grade he went to a youth delegation to Canada, where Gershon loved traveling around the country and wanted to travel to distant and beautiful places. Gershon was recruited for compulsory military service and assigned to the Intelligence Corps. He began his military training in the intelligence course, graduated with honors and was sent to his regular unit. In the first stage of his service, Gershon stood out for his skills and abilities, and after a short period of time went to the officers’ course. At the end of the course, he returned to his unit and received the position of operations officer in the Lebanon section of the Northern Command Intelligence Unit. According to his commander, Gershon received a difficult and complicated role, which combines responsibility, knowledge and professionalism. He had invested all his time and energy in his work. Was loved and admired by everyone. Member and Commander. On the 13th of Adar 2, 5755 (March 15, 1995), Gershon fell in the line of duty when he stumbled from a cliff in Nahal Dragot, in the Judean Desert. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Holon. Survived by his parents and sister – Ilana. He was twenty years old when he fell. He was promoted to lieutenant after his death. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Gershon stumbled to his death while touring his favorite landscapes … From the moment he arrived at the unit, he excelled in everything he did, and as part of his job Gershon worked hard to eradicate terrorist activity in southern Lebanon. He worked with the elite units in the army, where he served as a responsible and dedicated officer who could be relied upon for any task, however difficult. “His family commemorated his memory in a Torah scroll donated to the Georgian immigrant camp in Or Yehuda. Of Or Yehuda, is named after Dagan.
