Druckrov, Vadim (Dick)

Ben Marina and Vladimir. He was born on the 3rd of Sivan 5734 (May 3, 1974) in Moscow. Vadim was the only child of a family of doctors. When he was four, his father abandoned his home, and his mother raised him alone. Vadim attended elementary school and high school in Moscow. He was active in various sports, especially in Karate, was considered a good chess player and excelled in his studies. He was a decent guy, kind and modest, a sports fan and a singer. During his free hours he read a lot and even tried to write poems. By nature, he was a cheerful, bright-faced boy. At the age of sixteen he encountered antisemitic phenomena in his city, decided that his place in the State of Israel, and pressured his mother to immigrate to Israel. Vadim began to study Hebrew on his own, and since he was gifted with language skills, he soon acquired knowledge of Hebrew and even tried to translate from Russian to Hebrew the poems of Vladimir Wissotzky, who was his favorite poet and singer. In January 1992 his dream came true and he immigrated to Israel with his mother. They were absorbed in the streets, where Vedim worked at odd jobs and helped the family. He continued to study at the “Ron” high school in Rehovot. Within a short time he made friends and was well absorbed by the young people in the streets. In December 1993, Vadim was drafted into compulsory military service in the Israel Defense Forces, and despite his desire to serve the homeland in a combat unit, he was placed in the Haganah unit as a security guard for the IDF. He was laid to rest in the military section of the Rehovot cemetery, and his mother, Chief of Staff Ehud Barak, wrote in a letter of condolence to his mother: “Vadim was described by his commanders as a motivated soldier who wanted with all his might to immigrate to Israel and serve the State of Israel. He wanted to be a fighter and contributed greatly to his unit, was devoted, quiet, very popular with his friends, with a sense of humor and good heart. ” The commander of his unit, Lieutenant Colonel Avi, wrote to his mother: “Vadim fell in the Mishmar Hanegev camp, while guarding the brigade camp, and in his service as a soldier he expressed a strong desire to be a partner in every activity in the brigade. He was friendly and sympathetic to his friends and commanders. It was a great joy for him to immigrate to Israel. With all his might, he wanted to be a fighter in the Israel Defense Forces. “