Eliezer, Rachamim

Rachamim, son of Victoria and Mercado Eliezer, was born on March 15, 1962, in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. He studied in an elementary school and later worked as a painter. He was a Zionist from his youth and a member of the Achdut Ha’avoda movement. In 1948 he immigrated to Israel as a member of the Gahal and volunteered for the IDF. Rahamim served in one of the units of the Jerusalem district, and on the 26th of Tishrei, 5709 (October 29, 1948) he fell and was buried in Sheikh Bader Aleph. On the 17th of Elul 5710 (August 30, 1950) he was transferred to eternal rest in the military cemetery at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.