Son of Sophia and Alexander. Born in Bucharest, capital of Romania, on the 12 th of December, 1947, he was the only son of his parents and daughter of their eyes. He began his studies in his city, and when he was fifteen, in 1962, he immigrated to Israel with his parents. The family settled in Jerusalem, in the Katamon neighborhood. From the very beginning Shimon asked to be an Israeli like all Sabras. He did not want to attract a foreign accent, and therefore, despite being an only child, he insisted that he be sent to the kibbutz so that he could learn the Hebrew language quickly. That was what he always wanted – to be an Israeli, to be a soldier, to be a student – like everyone else. He was determined to implement his plan, and spent a year in the kibbutz, where he learned the Hebrew language well. When he returned to Jerusalem, he entered the “Beit Hinuch” high school and completed his studies there in 1967. When he enlisted in the IDF on August 7, 1967, Shimon was stationed in the Signal Corps and completed a course in communications. Shimon took part in the War of Attrition and completed his service with the rank of sergeant: After the liberation, Shimon prepared himself for the transition exams, preparing for production engineering studies at Tel Aviv University branch in Holon, and knew what he wanted and wanted to advance in life. In 1971, Shimon met Gabriella, a student at the Hebrew University, through a joint society. There was a great love between the two, true love, and from the first moment Shimon knew that he had found the one for him and that he would marry her. He was very fond of Gabi’s parents and was a white man in their home. In order to save money for the wedding, he began to work in the mornings in distributing newspapers, and then went to his studies. The wedding of Shimon and Gabriella took place in July 1973. Their happiness was great, but was interrupted only two weeks later, at the height of the honeymoon, when Shimon was called to reserve duty for thirty days. Shimon was an only son, but he was not spoiled. He loved his many friends and made every obstacle with his sense of humor and the wisdom of life. Gabriella relates that Shimon always chose to see the Yaffa qualities of the other. In every situation he could see the amusing, and he would catch up with those around him with his laughter. He was very fond of soccer, and was a member of Hapoel Jerusalem. Because of her great love for him, Gabi would join him in watching the games and learn to enjoy him together. It was Shimon’s desire to contribute to the community and bring about change. Thus, he gathered around him a group of boys from the Katamonim neighborhood and began to play football with them in order to engage in a positive hobby. The boys were involved with him and the benefit he brought because of caring and patience was great. Shimon completed two years of study when the Yom Kippur War broke out on October 6, 1973. The order that he must report immediately to his reserve unit found the couple in their home, eagerly awaiting the entrance to the apartment they had purchased in the French Hill neighborhood, their eyes drawn forward. Gabriella’s father drove Shimon and Gabi to the collection station, where they separated. It was the last time they saw each other. Gabi says, “We were married only three months, and Shimon served in the reserves for thirty days, and it was impossible for me to say how to behave in such cases.” He was my new husband and I wanted him next to me. ? ” For the first two weeks of the war, Gabi received a flood of loving postcards from her husband. She, for her part, sent him letters full of longing and concern. The demands of peace from him stopped abruptly, leaving no room for doubt. Corporal Shimon (Sergio) Halperin fell in combat in the Yom Kippur War on the 19th of Tishrei 5734 (October 19, 1973), at the age of twenty-six. Two weeks later, the family learned that Shimon was among those missing, and later was recognized as a “martyr.”His burial is unknown. After being declared missing, all the letters Gabriella sent to her husband had been closed-they had never reached him. She was left alone with love, and with empty hands. When he died, Shimon put a pair of parents and a widow. A few years after the end of the war, his father died. In a letter of consolation from the Minister of Defense, Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan, who received Gabriella, it was written: “Allow me to participate with all my Lev in your grief from being taken away by Sergio.” Sergeant Sergio Halperin gave his life for his homeland. On the 19th of Tishrei 5734 (19.10.1973) Sergio served in the Signal Corps and was a good soldier and a loyal friend Sergio was fond of his commanders and comrades in arms, and the memory of Sergeant Sergio Halperin is holy And we will be blessed in our hearts with pride. For many years Shimon’s wife had mourned for her beloved husband, but he had buried a grave to visit him and cry for him was not her. Later it became clear that the remains of Shimon’s body were buried in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem in a mass grave of the fallen of the Yom Kippur War. In 2009, a tomb was erected in memory of Shimon on Mount Herzl, and a memorial plaque was laid in his memory in Carmiel, the city of Gabriella’s residence, on which the words “My beloved husband, Gabi” were inscribed.
