Davidov, Katan (Natan)

Ben Malka and Boris. He was born on September 9, 1971 in the Soviet Union. When he was the first child in the family after six daughters, the birth was so happy in his parents’ home that his father respected the medical staff in the delivery room. When he was one and eight months old, his family immigrated to Israel and settled in Jerusalem. Nati (his nickname for his friends) studied at the Eli Cohen Elementary School in the Romema neighborhood of Jerusalem and continued his studies at the military industry school in Jerusalem, in mechanics. At the age of sixteen, Nati decided to realize his ambition to specialize in cookery. He began to work and study at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, where he received a certificate of excellence as a “certificate of professional appreciation” that he acquired at the hotel in a short time. In addition to his studies, Nati worked in sports, swimming and soccer, as well as in art. He liked to engrave drawings on wood using an electric pencil and the painting was complementary in color. Nati was drafted into the IDF in July 1989. After completing his basic training, he underwent a general training course and was appointed as a cook, and during his service in the unit he showed dedication and diligence, expressed in the organization of events and unitary parties. As a model soldier by the division commander. During his vacations he used to help at home and mainly helped his mother prepare the Shabbat – something he loved most. As a traditional observant, Nati used to visit the synagogue on Shabbat. On October 8, 1990, Nati fell in the line of duty after being injured in a road accident near Anatot. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. He was nineteen when he fell. Survived by his parents, seven sisters and a brother. In a letter of condolence to his family, his commander wrote that Nati was “a pleasant soldier who performed his job beyond the norm” and received a medal of excellence.