The youngest son of Tzipora and Shimon (Moni). Daniel was born in Tzfat on August 20, 1986, to Ronit, Yafit and Naama. Daniel was a descendant of a family of Sephardic Jews in Safed and was named after his grandfather – the sage Daniel Harush, one of the sages of Safed. Daniel studied in Safed. He began his studies at the “State-Religious School” and went on to a junior high school in the Menachem Begin High School, where he was active in the Bnei Akiva youth movement, Daniel decided to combine the Safra and the Safa, and tie his future in the IDF. He was admitted to the military boarding school in Haifa, at the Command College, and went to study at the Reali School in Haifa. As soon as his commander, Capt. Dotan, said: “Daniel stood out from the beginning of 10th grade as a social integration in a good company, and his very late arrival was erased … Daniel was accepted by all his friends at school, His personality and his conquerors’ smile. ” He was always very pleasant, even when he expressed his words politely … Daniel was very active in history lessons, alert, curious and open to new subjects and ideas. To make ramifications to his right. ” During his studies, Daniel achieved considerable achievements. In the 11th grade he was the first to submit a research proposal for writing a thesis on the “Nachshon” operation to open the way to Jerusalem during the War of Independence, and his serious proposal attested to his aspiration for excellence. A modest and modest man, pleasant and a true friend. A serious, responsible and profound person, and at the same time happy and funny. With an opinion and a position that knows how to navigate and channel his life. “Daniel was a friend of us all, brother, apprentice and future officer. A man who was willing, as we all were, to give more of himself and to improve himself in this institution, and thereby to contribute more to his country than others. “As a friend, Daniel was the best friend I could have asked for … In my daily life,” said Shimon, a member of the military boarding school: “As a friend, Daniel was the best friend I could ask for … In my daily life, When the dilemmas and difficulties that persisted over time, you could always go to Daniel, turn to him, consult him, and most importantly, get the feeling that someone behind you was wrong and when you succeeded, like a real brother. ” From an early age, Daniel was a charming son, devoted and loved, always surrounded by family and loving friends. Since he came to the Torah and went to the Torah at the Abuhav synagogue in Safed, Daniel felt a great closeness to tradition, even though he did not attend a religious school. Every year he accompanied his father to lead a Lag B’Omer parade from Safed to Meron, helping many others to do good deeds and deeds, Daniel’s future was clear to him – he wanted to finish the boarding school and the Reali School with honors. To this end, he persuaded his parents to agree to serve three years in the regular army, beyond regular military service. Daniel Harush fell on Wednesday, March 5, 2003. At noon, a suicide bomber blew himself up on an Egged bus on route 37, which passed through Moriya Boulevard in Haifa on the Carmel, killing seventeen people, most of them students Daniel was on his way to school, one of the dead, Daniel was sixteen and a half years old when he fell, and he was laid to rest in the Safed cemetery, leaving parents and three sisters.Daniel, the man, the soldier, the cute girl, the perfection and the glory. You knew how to be the bridge connecting conflicting opinions and worlds, on the one hand you were a man of Torah, Talmud and Derech Eretz, and on the other hand you were a man of valor who saw and tied his fate in the army of the people, the Israel Defense Forces. A perfect combination of the Safra and the Safia … My son, the joy of my life, the pride of my family, the city and the land you loved so much. You sacrificed the most precious of all, life. A young life full of content and action. He told me one of those thousands of comforters who hug and support us in the shiva that told me that what your son Daniel has done in his sixteen and a half years of age is not enough. We, the painful and painful family members, had an abyss in our hearts. “The mayor of Safed, Oded Hameiri, said:” You, Daniel, the young victim we are accompanying today, you were a boy whose future was clear to him. You have been hoping to reach a senior position in the IDF, and to prove that you are indeed one of the best sons of this country … Daniel, the short life you lived was full of hope and promise, and here in the midst of a criminal crime that has no forgiveness and no forgiveness. , Weeping and not knowing where we will lead the anger and the pain … “On the 30th anniversary of the fall of Daniel, a booklet in his memory was distributed to commanders and friends at the Command College of the Military Academy. Lieutenant Colonel Yiftah, the college commander, wrote: “Daniel was a role model in his life … Daniel saw the army command as a mission and a path, and the family of the military boarding school will continue to educate in the light of his path. Oren, a member of the college, wrote: “Daniel was a symbol of the love of the homeland and the willingness to contribute, which combined the values of Zionism, faith and friendship in his life. Hila, Daniel’s childhood friend, wrote in a poem in his memory: “Now you are there, at the height of the sky, the burning sun heats you, the stars shine on you, the clouds caress, and the moon is there for you … And the tears in the heart are like a mine, and even the tears have not extinguished the fire … The land of terror cries out for help, your blood covers its territory … Daniel, take care of yourself … God takes the best, those who allow themselves to bear the burden of peace. A YouTube video was uploaded to the YouTube website, describing his life in the words and pictures, the details of his fall and the commemoration in his memory. Daniel is commemorated in several ways: a monument in memory of those killed in the attack was set up near the site of the bus explosion on Moriah Boulevard in Haifa. In 2004, on the anniversary of the fall of Daniel, a traffic circle was named “Kikar Daniel” on Ha’atzmaut Street in Safed. The annual procession takes place in Meron, where Daniel participated. In the cemetery in Safed a position was established to wash hands for the soul of Daniel. On the anniversary of the birth of Daniel, a Torah scroll was placed in the “Abuhav” synagogue in the Old City of Safed. The basketball team in Safed in whose youth teams Daniel played is called Hapoel Daniel – Safed. Since 2004, a basketball tournament has been held in Safed every year, near the anniversary of the fall of Daniel, with the participation of youth groups and a group from the military boarding school.
