Elimelech, Asher

Son of Anita and Shalom. He was born on April 2, 1970 in Rishon Letzion. When he was five, he had lost his father in a work accident. This loss affected him greatly in his later years. Who studied at the Vitkin elementary school in his city, and from there he moved to the ORT school in Tel Nof and was trained in aircraft mechanics. He was a friend and a friend of all who, as Moro wrote in Tel Nof, “was sensitive to the individual, connected his personality to many hearts, and found a sympathetic ear in his spirit of volunteerism. Asher’s spirit of volunteerism led him to act in two other areas: one – in the field of social life in the elementary school, where he headed the student council; And the other – in the volunteer firefighters’ organization in his city, where he served as a volunteer sergeant and in charge of the volunteer unit. On October 29, 1984, he was awarded a certificate of appreciation by the Rishon Lezion Municipality for his activities and for others on behalf of the community. At the end of 1987, Asher enlisted in the IDF and served in the paratroopers’ corps, as his commander said: “He turned out to be a conscientious soldier who carried out everything he was entrusted with faithfully and with devotion … he did not content himself with carrying out his duties, as required by his commanders. He was unable to fulfill these tasks for a long time: seven months after his enlistment, on the 19 th of Av 5748 (19.7.1988), he fell in the line of duty when he was injured in a road accident while the vehicle he was traveling in went on fire. He fought with fire as part of the firefighters in his town – precisely where he had died. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in his hometown of Rishon Le Zion. He assumed a mother and two sisters – Shlomit and Linda. His family published a booklet in his memory, including his biography, lists of family members, friends and teachers, and the certificates of appreciation he received. Among other things, the words of his direct commander are mentioned: “… You have raised up the love of the land, the love of the homeland, the respect of man, who went in this way in which he was raised … for that they were proud.”