Halamish, Shlomo (“Solomon”)

Son of Yitzhak and Esther. He was born on May 6, 1932, in Heidelberg, Germany, where he immigrated to Israel at the age of 6. When he reached school age, he studied at the Bialik School in Netanya and later in a vocational school. He served in the regular army and served there for more than fifteen years. During his service in the IDF he served in various important positions, such as the battalion commander in the paratroopers, the deputy commander of the Golani Brigade, the operations officer in the Central Command and the commander of the Nahal Brigade. He could work steadily for countless hours, in the days and evenings, and late into the night. If for days he was not called to the yeshiva during his vacation he would go and see what was going on; In his days he did not know how to rest. He would insist on the performance of his soldiers in terms of discipline and cleanliness with great care, but he also took care of every soldier as a nurse. Each of his subordinates could turn to him, and Shlomo always had a radiant face of joy and mischief. Shlomo appreciated all his subordinates in his battalion, for in every situation, and even the most difficult, he took care of them, their needs and their fate. He commanded the battalion to carry out important missions in the Syrian sector, first in defense and then in attack, and was courageous, dedicated and willing to carry out any mission. On the fifth day of the battles of the Six-Day War, he fell on Tel-Katzir, leaving a wife and three children, the third of whom was not even half a year old, was buried in the military cemetery in Afula and then transferred to rest Who was buried in the cemetery in Beit Yitzhak.