Dahan, Shimon

Shimon, son of Hannah and Moshe, was born in 1948 in Morocco and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1955. Shimon and his family, who immigrated from Morocco, encountered special absorption difficulties for new immigrants, but succeeded in acclimatizing themselves in society. He began his studies at the elementary school in Tel Mond and then completed his studies at the Yavneh School in Netanya. Shimon grew up and was educated to the love of the people and the state. It is therefore not surprising that after completing his compulsory service, he volunteered to serve in the career army, out of a sense of purpose and recognition of the importance of his role. Shimon was drafted into the IDF in early August 1965 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade, where he fulfilled an old dream and aspiration from childhood, and was proud to be part of the Paratroopers Unit and wore the red beret. In an artillery training course for anti-tank guns. In 1966 he successfully completed a course for squad commanders in the Paratroopers Brigade. At the beginning of August 1968, he completed his compulsory service in the IDF and volunteered to serve in the regular army. In 1970 he successfully completed a multi-sergeant course and returned to a parachute unit, where he served as a company sergeant. After a period of service, he was transferred to the Ordnance Corps and served against a unit in a corps workshop. In 1970 he was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in February 1973. Shimon was a conscientious soldier who fulfilled his duties in full and precise manner, and was responsible for maintaining discipline and obeying the orders of the army. In July 1973, a month before his fall, their first child, Merav, was born, and they established a warm family nest in which there was a pleasant and pleasant atmosphere, Thanks to the kindness of Shimon and his great love for his family and friends, Shimon devoted his spare time to painting Through which he expressed his feelings and experiences, and aspired to enrich his knowledge and throughout his service in the IDF he did not abandon his desire to study biology. In the Yom Kippur War, Shimon was in an armament unit that assisted the fighting forces. On the 17th of Tishrei 5734 (October 13, 1973) he fell while fulfilling his duties. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Netanya. He left behind a wife, daughter, two brothers and a sister. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the commander of the unit wrote: “I, the staff and soldiers of the unit, bear the memory of your loved one in silence and sorrow.” His wife donated two shofars to his memory: one was transferred to a synagogue of the IDF and the other to the synagogue near the Western Wall. She also commemorated the memory of her husband by introducing a Torah library in his name to the “Bnei Akiva” Yeshiva in the veteran housing project in Netanya.