Efrati (Kakun), Moshe

Son of Hatton and Shalom was born on July 1, 1953, in Ramat Hasharon. Moshe was an outstanding student, beloved and accepted by his teachers and friends, always did his homework and helped the weaker students. He was an avid sports enthusiast and diligent in cultivating his physical fitness, loved to listen to music in all areas of musical creation, and devoted his free time to his collection of stamps. he had a great smile that wormed people’s hearts,
He was very polite pleasant and generous,
Moshe was drafted into the IDF in early November 1971 and volunteered for the Armored Corps, completing a tank course for tank commanders, a course for officers of the Armored Corps, and a course for armored corps officers. He was an energetic officer, with initiative and positive ambition, very responsible, honest and serious.When the Yom Kippur War broke out, his unit was sent to the front in the Golan Heights and immediately deployed on the first line. On the 7th of Tishrei 5740 (7.10.1973), in the battle that took place in her hatchery, he managed to destroy six enemy tanks, and while he was standing exposed in a turret and searching for targets for attack, he was seriously wounded in the chest and died of his wounds. He was laid to rest at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. He was survived by a father and four brothers. After his fall, he was promoted to lieutenant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Moshe was one of the best commanders in the company and the commanders of the battalion, the battle that fought and fell, was one of the heroic battles of our fighters and of the defenders of the Golan Heights and the State of Israel.” His family donated an Ark to the Tiferet Zion synagogue in Ramat Hasharon; The local council of Ramat Hasharon published a pamphlet in memory of the locals who fell in the war and Moshe among them.