Dayan, Shimon (Simon)

Ben Solika and Jacob. Shimon was born on 16.1.1950 in Morocco. The family immigrated to Israel in 1954. Shimon studied elementary and secondary education and completed an external matriculation certificate. From an early age, he was very fond of football. In November 1967, Shimon joined the IDF and served in the Border Police in Tulkarem, where he moved to Beit She’an and the Northern Border Police in the settlements. He went on to the career army and moved to the Sharon area and then moved to the Border Police in Judea and Samaria as commander of the 616 companies in Qalqiliya, Hebron, returned to Qalqiliya and was later appointed as a second officer in the Border Police in Judea and Samaria. From military. He also studied business administration and general management, and a course in the management of nursing homes. Shimon was a revered, fearless commander, a man of truth and integrity, who devoted his days and nights to the constant security of the people and the country. He always had a smile on his face and was always ready to help every friend. Shimon married Rachel. They lived in Kfar Sava and their son Lior and their daughter Meirav were born. Shimon was a devoted father and friend of his children, a loving and beloved family man. On the 27th of Tishrei 5757 (27.9.1996), Commander Shimon was killed in a shooting incident of Palestinians in the area of ​​the Border Police base in Tulkarem, at the age of forty-six. He was buried in the Kfar Sava cemetery, leaving a woman, two children and seven brothers In the place of the fall, Gilad was built in memory of Shimon, and a synagogue was erected in memory of Shimon in Border Police companies. In memory of Shimon, a football tournament was held in Kfar Saba organized by the municipal sports department.