Doudi, Esther (Etty)
Daughter of Patina and Gabriel. She was born in Jerusalem on 4 July 1978. She grew up in Ma’ale Adumim and began her studies at the Dekel Vilnai State School in Ma’aleh Adumim and went on to the Lady Davis High School in Kiryat She was shy and introverted in her youth, but when she began to study in high school, she developed self-awareness of her beauty and body, and became a beautiful and glamorous girl, who on the first day of school made a great impression on the other students and even aroused the envy of the students Her family remembers how she would wake up every morning It was two hours earlier than necessary to “dress up” at school, and aesthetics were very important to her, and Etti made sure to make a perfect appearance, telling her friends that she loved to hang out and see people, she used to say, “There are interesting people there?” Her presence was always felt. With wisdom and gave advice to others, but she kept her personal life and shared with her secrets only those close to her, and she eagerly awaited her enlistment in the IDF, with the aim of contributing as much as she could to the people and the state. At the end of October 1996, she enlisted and served as commander of the Yishai workshop in the Regional Ordnance Ordnance Unit of the Central Command. Despite the difficulties, she gave herself up and devoted herself to her role willingly and lovingly. On the 5th of Adar 5758 (March 2, 1998), Sergeant Esther Daoudi fell in the line of duty, and when she was 19 years old she was hit by a bus near the Schneller base in Jerusalem and was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Parents, three brothers and a sister, her family wrote: “Etty’s nickname was ‘Pashush’ – just as the bird lives a life of freedom, even with me today it is. We will always remember Etti as a beautiful and perfect girl who just wanted to live. “We lack the presence, the love and the concern for everyone, the lack of shared experiences with the family, the luxuries and the warmth that she lavished on her brother and her parents, but who are we to judge the hidden ways of God. Lt. Gen. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, the chief of staff at the time, wrote to the family: “Etty was described by her commanders as a smiling soldier who fulfilled her tasks in the best possible way and aspired to perfection. My soul was loved and accepted by its commanders and members alike. ” In memory of Etti, her family held the “World of Candy” tournament and took out a card with the prayer of the road on one side and the picture on the other.
