Edri, David

David, son of Yemna and Yaakov, was born on November 11, 1953 in Tiberias to parents who immigrated to Israel from Morocco in 1950. And was the first son to be born in Israel. He began his studies at the Tachkemoni religious school in Tiberias in 1963. His parents moved to Jaffa in 1963, and David completed his studies at the Metzudat Zion elementary school in Jaffa. He began his high school studies at the Barak High School in Tel Aviv and had many hobbies: a distinguished collection of stamps, which he had diligently dealt with since he was a child, he liked to practice Judo and reached a brown belt before he enlisted in the IDF. David was drafted into the IDF in early February 1972 and assigned to the Armored Corps. During his service, he took a course for NCOs, a tank driver course, a tank commander course, and a tank course. David discovered a technical sense of orientation. His natural approach to the devices helped him fix almost any malfunction in home appliances. During his brief vacations, he helped the family in the workshop and always urged an increased pace. For example, two weeks before Rosh Hashana 5734, he arrived for a short vacation and an hour later, he was at the workshop helping out, at eight in the morning they asked him to go rest but he laughed and said, “I can now start a regular workday, until evening.” “David always had comments about the organization of the work and the pace of work, comments that helped us overcome many difficulties, and when he said to me: ‘Wait for me to be released and then you will see the rhythm of an organization that you have not seen before,’ I knew it was true. The Yom Kippur War found him and his unit in the Golan Heights on October 7, 1973. During the battles of containment, the order was given to a number of tanks to break through the brake line, which loosened slightly. The road near the Hermonite, near the city of Kuneitra, was hit by a tank and David jumped out of it, he was hit by machine-gun fire and fell. left behind his mother, eight brothers, and two sisters, and was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant. In a letter of condolence sent to the family, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan wrote: “David was a dedicated soldier and a loyal friend. His commander wrote: “David was an exemplary soldier. He served as an example to his subordinates. He was loved by all the soldiers of the unit, was courageous and dedicated”