Dahan (Azulay), Mordechai (Moti)

Son of Dennis and Meir, was born on 26.2.1962 in Kiryat Malachi. Moti was three and a half years old when his father was killed in a car accident, and the burden of supporting the family fell on his mother. He grew up in Kiryat Malachi, in elementary school and in high school. He joined the Nahal Leket group, which was founded to establish Kibbutz Tuval in the Galilee, where he was elected Chairman of the Student Council, and in this position he demonstrated leadership ability and the ability to cope with difficulties and challenges. He devoted his time to guiding youth, as part of the Scouts movement, and as a guide he had a great influence on his young apprentices in his love of his homeland and his willingness to help others and stand on the weaker side. Moti was interested in the art of cinema and joined the cinema circle, loved music and worked in various sports. In July 1981, Moti enlisted and served in the Paratroopers Brigade when the Second Lebanon War began on the morning of the second day of the fighting, and he left with his unit in Nether, north of the city of Sidon. Terrorists, opened fire from the vehicle and nearby houses, and some soldiers were injured by the parachutists, including Moti, who fell on the 16th of Sivan 5762 (July 7, 1982.) Moti died at the age of 20. After he fell, the commander of his unit wrote to the family: “You belong to the glorious paratrooper Nahal family, which has sacrificed many sacrifices on the altar of the nation and the nation, and the soldiers, comrades and commanders of Moti will continue to follow the path of volunteerism, Proximity to bolster the confidence of the people “. Defense Minister Ariel Sharon wrote to the family: “Mordecai was a member of the Nahal Brigade, dedicated and responsible, with a Lev of gold, loved by his comrades in the movement, the nucleus and the platoon, who performed the tasks that were best assigned to him.” Moti was promoted to corporal after his death. He was laid to rest at the Warburg military cemetery. He left behind a mother and four sisters. The day after he fell he had another sister named Mottel. The kibbutz nucleus in Tubal published a booklet in his memory. A Torah scroll was placed in a synagogue in Kiryat Malachi