Ephraim, Mordechai

Mordechai, son of Chana and Meir, was born on March 5, 1954, in Marrakech, Morocco, and immigrated to Israel with his family in November 1956. The family settled in Jerusalem and studied at the Yeshurun ​​elementary school, Mordechai, who was called by all by Moti, was an honest and honest young man, he was pleasant, gentle and knew how to respect his family, friends and friends. And his family loved to be with him and appreciated his good manners, his kindness and his willingness to help anyone who wished, with advice and action.Moti spent his spare time reading exemplary literature and sports. He was an excellent player in the field of basketball and was a member of the team of his sports school team, and he had an evening voice and chanted, accompanied by his guitar singing, and organized and organized parties and evenings for songs for his classmates and later for his friends. In 1969, his father, Mordechai, took the burden of caring for the family and tried to help his mother and ease her loneliness. After completing basic training he was trained to serve as a tank crew member and was sent to serve in a tank battalion in Sinai. He was a dedicated and disciplined soldier, admired by his friends and accepted by his commanders. During the Yom Kippur War, his unit went to the Suez Canal to fight Egypt, who crossed the Suez Canal. On the 7th of Tishrei 5740 (7.10.1973), Mordechai was killed and killed after being absent for five months at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, leaving a mother, five sisters And three brothers, after being killed, was promoted to the rank of corporal.In a letter of condolences to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Please accept my sincere sympathy for the downfall of Mordecai, who served in my unit as a tank crew member. The Yom Kippur War, when an attempt was made to repel the Egyptian enemy in the southern sector of the Suez Canal, in the area of ​​Muzi ‘Lituf. Willy unit pride and anxiety issues holy memory. “