Drix, Shimon

Shimon, son of Matilda and Jacob, was born in 1940 in Tunis, Tunisia, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1957. He acquired his education in his hometown of Tunisia. Shimon and his family settled in Jerusalem and before they were able to acclimatize and adapt to their new place, Shimon was drafted into the IDF and assigned to the infantry brigade, and was transferred to a reserve unit of the infantry in the Jerusalem Brigade, after which he fought for the liberation of Jerusalem in the Six Day War. Shimon began working in a pencil factory and later worked for a car repair shop in 1962. In 1962 he married his girlfriend Leah and together established their home in Jerusalem, and in 1964 their eldest daughter, Matilda , After Shimon’s late mother, and was born in 1966 Tam was born in 1969. Shimon was a diligent and devoted worker, devoted all his time to work and tried to advance his family and establish his economic situation, and he and his wife established a warm family nest that had a pleasant and pleasant atmosphere.The house was open to all and their guests were welcomed, Who testified to the kindness of the owners of the house, Shimon was a loving and caring head of household, he did not abandon his father and continued to guide his brothers and sisters, and in his spare time he went on trips to Israel and toured the city and its sites. By nature, he was a pleasant, manly man with a quiet temperament, and he was kind and kind. His friends and friends remember him as a loyal and evil friend of truth who was willing, at any time, to offer help and assistance to all in need. During the Yom Kippur War, Shimon and his comrades made their way to a unit in the strongholds on the banks of the Suez Canal, and the first to fight against the Egyptian forces crossing the Suez Canal. On the 10th of Tishrei 5734 (October 6, 1973) Shimon was killed and killed, and Shimon was brought to eternal rest at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, leaving behind a wife, two daughters and a son , A father, four sisters and three brothers, and was promoted to the rank of corporal, and in a condolence letter to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Shimon was one of our ranks. He fought valiantly in the” Oracle “stronghold on the Suez Canal, . During his service with us in the battalion, we found in him qualities of a man and a model warrior. We, the commanders of the unit and its soldiers, are in pain together with you. His character will always be with us. “