Dahan, Morris

Son of Therese and Armand. Born on the 13th of Adar 5717 (14.2.1957) in Moshav Hodaya. During his childhood he spent his childhood in the city of Acco, where he studied at the Weizmann elementary school. When he was twelve, the family moved to Haifa. Morris continued his high school studies at Ironi Hey and completed his studies at the ORT vocational high school. Maurice was a quiet and diligent student, excelling in the real professions and especially fond of electricity and electronics. He loved sports, was a fan of Maccabi Haifa football team and watched all of her games. In his spare time, he used to listen to Israeli songs, mainly those of Shlomo Artzi and Arik Einstein. Morris was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in August 1975. He completed many professional courses, rose to the rank of advanced sergeant, and his commanders did not spare the praise: “A professional in the fields of his work, potential, devoted and loyal” ; “” Performs his role in an excellent, responsible and dedicated manner. Is involved in everything that happens in the unit and helps in transitioning to his personal role. “” A quiet and modest guy who did his job very well. Was a symbol and a model of dedicated and loyal work. “During his military service, Morris held several senior positions beyond his military rank, and served as a liaison officer in Egged Artillery, a post he was supposed to fill with an officer in the rank of captain. Maurice was attentive to the problems of his subordinates and helped them to the best of his ability, and during his military service he spent most of his career in the northern border and in Lebanon. (19.10.1988), Advanced Sergeant Maurice Dahan fell in battle in Lebanon and was brought to Mann Intrepid-rest at the military cemetery in Haifa. Left mother, four brothers – Moti, Israel, Danny and Solomon and three sisters – Sima, Chaya and Leah. In his letter of condolence, the defense minister said: “He was an excellent soldier, modest, performed his job in a superb manner, was a symbol and a model for quick and faithful work. The commander of the unit wrote in his letter: “In a variety of his duties, Morris demonstrated a high level of professionalism, was a professional liaison officer, very talented and highly motivated, performed every task he was assigned perfectly. help”. His family memorialized him on a memorial plaque and donated books to the “Chaim Hayav” Synagogue in the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood of Haifa and the Jewish Students Organization in Rome, Italy, planted a tree in his memory in one of the forests of the Jewish National Fund.