Dror, Nissim (Max)

Ben Zion and Wilma. He was born on September 16, 1933 in Tripoli, Libya. One year after the establishment of the State of Israel, and then Nissim, 16, the family immigrated to Israel. Her first residence was in Moshav Beit Shikma. Because of the conditions of distress that prevailed in those days, he refrained from trying to complete his formal education, which began at the Rome School in Tripoli. In the moshav he supervised tractors. In February 1955 Nissim was drafted into the IDF and assigned to the Intelligence Corps, where he was employed as a equipment operator and devoted to his work. He took part in the Sinai Campaign. He was to participate in two other wars – the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War – as part of an operational reserve service. When he completed his regular service, Nissim tried to study for a matriculation examination, but did not meet his advanced age and his livelihood. He compensated himself by reading extensively in books, especially in the history of the Jewish people. He was also active in a youth movement in Petah Tikva, and for this purpose he completed a course for youth counselors in Beit Berl. There was an urge for party and public work. In the meantime, the family moved to a transit camp in Camp Israel, and Nissim made sure to relocate to Petah Tikva, although there, too, the living conditions were not improved. He began working in the air industry in Lod. From his youth he suffered from asthma, and this fact led him to move to a dry climate in the Negev. For several years he even worked in Eilat, where he worked for the KTA company. The father died, and Nissim returned to his family home to dine. But the asthma disease, which did not improve, again forced him to move to a dry climate environment. He found work in the air industry in Be’er Sheva and lived in Arad, whose climate is convenient for those suffering from this disease. He was Simcha in his work, in which he was able to function as a production supervisor and supervisor of an interesting project. Nissim is called for many periods of active reserve duty. He was promoted to sergeant. On the 22nd of Adar I 5736 (February 23, 1976) he fell during his service. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Petah Tikva. A mother and four sisters left behind him. Nissim’s commander wrote to the bereaved family: “Nissim, your loved one, served in our unit for nineteen years in regular army service and reserve service, and for this long period Nissim stood out for his devotion, loyalty and sympathetic approach to his colleagues and subordinates.” After his death he was promoted to the rank of sergeant.