Eli, Gideon (Gidi)
Son of Ezra and Ahuva. Was born on the 29th of Shevat 5721 (September 9, 1950) in Tel Aviv, the son of parents from Babylon. He spent his youth in a small northern neighborhood of the big city. Gidi’s comfortable temperament and smiling face gave him the affection of his friends. He was very active in the scout movement; Two years after he entered the movement, he was entrusted with the role of battalion guide. He volunteered for every action – easy and difficult – and helped his friends in times of distress. He worked in various sports, and the tennis industry was his favorite. His success in his studies and excellent skills, especially in the real professions, led Gidi to take a technical-academic track. He enrolled in TechnoCom’s ORT in Givatayim, and five years later received a diploma from a practical engineering engineer. In order to complete these studies, he undertook to continue to serve for two years in the permanent service, at the end of compulsory service. In March 1970, Gidi was drafted into the IDF and was Simcha when he was informed that he had been accepted to the School of Flight, and all the skills he had acquired during the preparatory years at the school and at the Technikum yielded blessed results in the difficult and stressful curriculum of a pilot. And graduated from the rank of lieutenant-colonel until the end of 1972. He served in the Air Force as a pilot, but at the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War he participated in operational activities in Sinai and the Golan Heights. His commanders testify in writing on the pages of his military bag on various dates: 1.1.73 – “Responsible, quiet and efficient officer in his position”; From Mitzvizi and achieves good achievements 1.1.75 “-” Excellent guy. A bit too sensitive. Good ability. Wants to work. “1.6.75 -” A competent, orderly and professional officer. “The last rank awarded to him after the Yom Kippur War was the rank of captain, and Gidi’s service was due to end in March 1975, but it was extended to another 16 months. 11.4.1976) was killed in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem and left behind his parents, two sisters, and a brother, and Gideon wrote to the bereaved parents: “Your son was loved by all of us and devoted to his difficult position in the unit. “The love and admiration extended by the family to son of and the unforgettable brother are expressed by the brother who wrote after his death:” We have rich imaginations, that he was born like an angel … that everything is a dream, and soon Wake up. He took his life story, and we were rich in dreams and hope. He went to wake God. His biography is of Jews in Masada, of Jews during the Holocaust. His life story belongs to the entire nation. “
