Michael, son of Chana and Ephraim, was born on November 6, 1950 in Beit Yitzhak in Emek Hefer. After graduating from elementary school in Beit Yitzhak, he completed his high school studies at the Iron High School in Hadera. Mickey, as his family and friends called him, was a member of Scouts and Gadna, and he loved swimming, he took part in the Kinneret crossing and also took a course in rescuers. He was very active in the social life of his contemporaries and loved to dance folk dancing, and he loved nature, loved animals and flowers, and was close to nature in general, loved his house and village, and was determined to establish his life there. Even before he left the village and encountered new things, he loved life in a rural setting, his own village and its inhabitants, and did not want to choose every avenue Otherwise, Michael was drafted into the IDF in late 1969, as part of the Nahal Brigade, and did not undergo a regular Nahal training course, but joined the parachute Nahal Brigade, and after completing basic training, he took part in a paratroop training course and afterwards in a course for infantry commanders. He served in the Northern Border Police Corps, and after serving in the Nahal Brigade, he was transferred to the Nahal Brigade, where he served in the Syrian army, He served in active reserve duty, during which he underwent a mortar-shell course in the Armored Corps. He continued to serve in the reserves as a non-commissioned officer of the Armored Corps. Throughout his service in the army, and during his reserve service, Mickey always made sure to contact and reassure his anxious parents. He was aware of their concerns and did everything he could to make things easier for them. During his army service, Mickey met Margalit, and about three months after his release he married her. Meggie was the daughter of a neighboring village, and the purpose of the couple was to establish and establish a farm in the village, in Beit Yitzhak. Mickey began working in the Beit Yitzhak incubator and did his work responsibly and efficiently. At the same time, he began to build Hoodia, and managed to build the shed for the cultivation of Indians. Meggie and Mickey were a Simcha couple and loved them all, and their warm home was always full of guests. During the Yom Kippur War, Miki participated in the battle against the Egyptians on the Sinai front. On the 24th of Tishrei 5734 (October 24, 1973), Mickey fought as a commander of a infantry squadron in the battle for the city of Suez, and was killed by enemy fire during the battle and was brought to eternal rest in the Beit Yitzhak cemetery. Liran, who was born in February 1974, parents and brother, was promoted to the rank of sergeant, and in his letter of condolences to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Sergeant Michael served in our unit as a commander of the armored infantry unit. He was accepted and loved by the soldiers of the unit and stood out in his desire to help his comrades. “
