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Hacmun, Shabtai

Hacmun, Shabtai


Son of Bruria and Victor, he was born on July 24, 1945, in Tripoli, Libya, was a child of nine in a well-to-do family, and immigrated to Israel with his parents in 1950. For 12 years, Shabtai attended the state religious elementary school, then he went to work at odd jobs to help support the large family, and when he was 15 years old his parents moved to Holon. Despite his financial difficulties, Shabtai always kept his sense of humor, and he would joke about his pranks as a boy. In May 1963 Shabtai joined the IDF and served in the Armored Corps. After he was discharged from regular service, he enlisted in the Israel Police, married and had his children. Shabtai turned out to be a dedicated husband and a father who took care of his children’s needs and education. He anxiously followed their development, and to encourage them with their studies he set himself up as an example. He went back to the matriculation exams and passed them successfully. In 1975 Shabtai returned to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, where he took a course as a researcher and an employee in a photography laboratory, and rose to the rank of sergeant. But due to economic reasons, he was forced to leave the service and moved briefly to live in Migdal Haemek, where he entered a partnership in a wood factory. On the 25th of Kislev 5743 (11.11.1982), following the explosion of a gas tank at the Military Government in Tire, the building collapsed and buried its inhabitants, among them Shabtai, who was 37 years old when he died. Shabtai was promoted to the rank of master sergeant. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Holon. He left behind a wife, three sons, a mother, six sisters and three brothers. The commander of his unit wrote to his family: “His diligence, integrity, dedication and initiative characterized his work, and he was able to cultivate a relationship of friendship and respect and appreciation from his commanders and colleagues. Shabtai always responded to every call.”

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