Son of Zechariah and Ziona. Born in Bat Yam, Israel, to a modest family of third generation workers in Bat-Yam. On the 20th of Av, 5737 (July 20, 1977), Nissim fell in the Golan Heights in the course of his duties, was brought to eternal rest in the military section of the cemetery in Holon, and left behind his parents and brother in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family.