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Frenkel, Yehoshua (Shuki) Aharon

Frenkel, Yehoshua (Shuki) Aharon


Ben Hanna and Israel. Born on December 16, 1964 in Ramle, a younger brother to Orit. He was followed by Ilan, Ofira and Shira. He began his studies at the Bar Ilan elementary school in Ramle, and went on to the Nahalim high school in Moshav Nachalim. When he was in high school, the family moved to Australia, where his parents spent three years on an educational mission in Melbourne, and Shuki completed his high school studies at Mount Scopus in Melbourne. He even began studying at a university in Melbourne, and as a student he stood out and was chosen to represent the students to the lecturers. During his studies Shuki was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement. He also dealt a great deal in sports, and especially excelled in football. Shuki returned to Israel and enlisted in the IDF in October 1983. After completing basic training, he received a deferral of service and went to study civil engineering at the Technion in Haifa. At the same time, Shuki taught mathematics and physics at the Amal Aleph School in Ramle. His many students say that he was discovered as a brilliant teacher with a great soul, and they owe him success in these subjects. Shuki wrote a book about teaching mathematics, but did not manage to publish it. In July 1988, Shuki completed his studies with distinction, was certified as an engineer and returned to regular service in the Israel Defense Forces, where he took an officer’s course, where he was a model trainee, continued to complete construction officers and was assigned to the IAF. The job mainly requires paperwork and asked for a transfer, and in May 1989 he was appointed deputy commander of the construction unit at the IAF headquarters. “He soon became a well-known figure in the construction establishment, a responsible, serious and dedicated officer, pleasant and pleasant, with remarkable human relations skills … His acclimatization was amazing, he had a quick grasp and impressive learning ability. His role is very successful. ” Shuki saw military service as a mission, which he fulfilled with devotion and love. He knew his subordinates and was a ‘second father’, helped them and the soldiers relied on him, respected his decisions and loved him as a person. Shuki was also involved in organizing the social activities of the Construction Department, organizing official and unofficial events. In this too, he succeeded remarkably, using his skills to gather people around him and activate them properly, and with his characteristic sense of humor. In July 1991, Shuki completed his mandatory service and began his career in the army. He moved to the unit and four years later was promoted to Major, and at the same time he studied mathematics at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, where he married Yifat in September 1991. The couple lived in Petah Tikva, During his holidays and during the High Holy Days, Shuki served as a public emissary in the synagogue, and was pleasantly surprised by his grandfather, Rabbi Dr. Menachem Frenkel. On August 31, 1997, Shuki died of cancer after a year and a half of treatment, in which he knew ups and downs. He was thirty-three when he died. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Ramle. Shuki left behind a wife and son, parents, a brother and three sisters. A few months after his death, his second son, named after him, was born. In a letter of condolences to the family, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak wrote: “Shuki was described by his commanders as a high-quality officer with a personal integrity and impressive learning ability who fulfilled his role with infinite devotion and diligence. And very good human relations with HessAnd turn it on. “To commemorate Shuki’s name, the family joined together, the Ramle city council and the Amal organization, and decided to name the computerized resource center that was established at the Amal 1 school in Ramla. At the entrance to the computerized center was a copper sign engraved with his name engraved on it, and in the main hall he was given a wall on which Shuki’s work was marked – the engineer, the commander, the educator and the family man.

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