Elul, Mordechai
Mordechai (Mordi), son of Rachel and Machluf, was born in the month of Nissan in March 1942 in Casablanca, Morocco, a nice child devoted to his family and diligent in his studies. In Casablanca he attended a Jewish religious school When he was 12, Mordechai immigrated to Kiryat Gat and was one of the first families to come to live in the new city, and he was unable to integrate into the new environment. He went to the youth center in Kiryat Gat where he acquired a metalworking profession and found a second home Kibbutz Brur-Chill, who soon became an excellent professional, with a great sense of responsibility, great love for work and excellent performance, among his friends he was known as a humble and modest boy and they loved to be with him. . After completing the basic training, he was sent to the course and finished as a tank driver. He was an excellent crew member, whom his friends loved and respected. At the end of January 1963, Mordi was discharged from regular service and assigned to a reserve unit, and he fulfilled his duties loyally and faithfully, and during his reserve service, he took a rescue tank driver course in late 1963. During the Six-Day War He served as a rescue tank driver on the southern front and did his work faithfully and efficiently, but as a modest and humble man, he did not talk about his activities on the battlefield. His employees found him responsible, devoted and honest Rebecca girlfriend wife had twins, Michal and Galit, and the company he founded carried the names “Michal Gat Ltd.”. At the beginning of 1973, mordi’s commanders responded to his desire to move forward and sent him to a rescue tank commanders course. He completed the course with a high grade. But the Yom Kippur War broke out and he quickly put his private car at the disposal of the IDF, and upon his return he learned that his unit was in his house and asked about him, but he was not left with a summons, “Rivka, I feel that this war will be very long.” Afterward he took his personal belongings, separated from the twins, his wife and his parents, and hurried to join his unit. On October 8, 1973, his unit was attacked by enemy aircraft three kilometers south of Beluzah. Mordechai was wounded by shrapnel from a bomb and died of his wounds. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Gat. He left behind a wife and twins, parents, two brothers and a sister. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In the commander’s assessment, which states: “A courageous fighter, he carried out the tasks assigned to him with great devotion and heroism. His commander, Lt. Col. Assaf Yaguri, wrote to the bereaved family: “Your son Mordechai was a soldier in the armored unit under my command. He was a courageous fighter, who carried out the combat missions that were imposed on him with great fervor and sacrifice, and was admired by his friends and commanders. His fall was a heavy loss to our unit. “