Dahan, Yaakov

Son of Simcha and David. He was born in December 1922 in Fez, Morocco, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1923. When he was seven years old, his father died, and because of the family’s difficulties he was sent to the Diskin orphanage in Jerusalem, where he studied for six years. “Diskin” learned to speak Yiddish and became acquainted with the hymns of cantorial studies, and later went on to study at the “Shfeya Children’s Village.” Later on he was a member of the Hanoar Haoved movement and also taught in its ranks and during his free time liked to play the harmonica and listen to music, He moved to Kiryat Haim and studied in the frame profession, and in his own hands he created various objects of iron and wood, and for his livelihood he worked as a locksmith. During the Second World War he joined the British army, was stationed in the Navy and served in Alexandria, Egypt On May 27, 1943, Yaakov was killed when his ship was bombed by the enemy planes, Hadara “in Alexandria, and was followed by four sisters and three brothers, with a score of 4K21, a unit Royal Navy Rank Stoker 2nd class.