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Dahan, Moshe Naftali

Dahan, Moshe Naftali


Ben Gracia and Shalom. Was born on August 8, 1951. In Morocco he immigrated to Israel with his family when he was four years old, and she settled in Moshav Yad Rambam. As a boy, he was known as “Morris,” and that’s what everyone called him. He acquired his elementary education at the Yad Rambam National Religious School in his settlement, and then moved to the agricultural high school in Mikvah Israel where he studied for three years. The radio. Morris was evident in his humility and humility. He was known to be glad to help others and never refuse any request. A pleasant and beloved person who created good communication with the environment and listened to his many friends. In the middle of February 1970, Morris was drafted into the IDF and served in the Intelligence Corps, where he underwent various training courses, including a wireless course and a course for equipment operators, where he received a warm statement from his commanders, who repeated his efficiency and courteousness. After his discharge from military service, he decided to return to the army and serve in the regular army, and he did so in October 1973. After four years he was released and worked for two years in Israel Aircraft Industries as a citizen, In October 1979 he decided to return to the army and rejoined the Army Between 1985 and 1979 he served as the head of a classified warehouse, and from 1985 until the end of 1993 he served as a non-commissioned officer of the basic division and property. During his long years in the army he advanced professionally, studied and completed many courses, in a military and civilian framework, which he successfully completed. In the summer of 1989, during his service, Maurice became ill with liver disease. He bravely carried his illness, but his condition deteriorated gradually, so that he could not be treated with medication and decided to undergo a liver transplant. In the summer of 1993 he traveled with his wife to England, where he was examined and it was decided that he would return four months later for transplantation. In November 1993 he traveled to England again and for many months waited for a transplant at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The news of Maurice’s illness had a profound effect on his mother, who was very attached to him and died in the winter of 1994. Maurice returned with his wife to Israel to sit with his family and returned to England for another waiting period. In the summer of 1994, Morris underwent a first liver transplant at the hospital in Birmingham, a transplant that did not work. A few days later another transplant was performed, followed by a certain improvement in his condition, but later the situation deteriorated again. His body did not withstand the hardships of the disease and he died of his illness in London, on the 24th of Elul 5744 (31.8.1994). He was forty-three when he died. Morris was buried in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Survived by his wife, three children, parents and five brothers and sisters – Shimon, Leah, Miriam, Daniel and Naomi. After his death he was promoted to the rank of counterrevolutionary. In his memory, his family purchased a chandelier for the synagogue to which he belonged from childhood, in Moshav Yad Rambam, and the Chief of Staff, Ehud Barak, wrote to the family: “Moshe was a noncommissioned sergeant and basic purchaser in an air force supply base. Moshe was described by his commanders as a dedicated, diligent, thorough, responsible and reliable soldier, and a pleasant, humble and decent man. Was a personal example of those around him until his illness overwhelmed him. “His family received a certificate of appreciation from Major General Yoram Yair, head of the IDF manpower department. The document states: “Rabbi Moshe Naftali Dahan served in the IDF career service. He saw the service as a mission and carried it with devotion and love. Always dedicated and dedicated, devoted himself to increasing the strength of the IDF and nurturing its spirit, while the good of the country before his eyes. The commander of the unit where he served”Moshe served a period of twenty-two years of service in the Israel Defense Forces, including five years of service in the Intelligence Corps and seventeen years in the air force and in the unit. , Diligence, modesty, reliability, interpersonal relations and personal example for those around him, and in his positions he reached a very senior level and the most important of them, within the framework of the unit, as a noncommissioned officer. In these positions, he dealt loyally with all the elements of the base and performed his duties, responsibility and devotion, which are noteworthy. “

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