Ben Zahava and Shimon. He was born on 31 January 1981 at the “Soroka Hospital” in Be’er Sheva. Immediately after his birth, he contracted jaundice and therefore remained hospitalized for two weeks, while his mother accompanied him and looked after his recovery. It also turned out that Ofer was sensitive to some kinds of food and medicine. From now on he was required to keep his food and to give up the traditional dishes of the pool. Ofer was the beloved grandson and received endless luxuries from the grandmothers he lived in during his first life. His second name, Chaim, was given to him after his grandfather. When he grew up a little, the family moved to a small and modest apartment in neighborhood 3 in Be’er Sheva. Ofer spent a lot of time with his younger sister, Yael. Ofer was shy and modest, very kind and sensitive. He was educated at the Millie Garden near his home and when he reached the first grade he was enrolled at his grandfather’s request for a religious school. He spent the whole of his eight years of elementary education at the religious school “Hazon Ovadia” and was discovered as a wise student and a friend who likes to laugh, cheer, encourage and help. As a teenager, Ofer was discovered to be a gifted youngster in many fields. He had gold hands and he was very beautiful. He also played sports, played football, practiced and developed fine muscles, but above all he liked to play. Even when he was a young boy, he stood out for his musical inclinations – a gift inherited from his father and grandfather. First he played the organ and later learned independently to play the guitar. Later, after his loving friends bought him a guitar, he began to compose songs and record the music he created. He spent many hours in his room and engaged himself in studies, painting, playing and listening to music. Ofer began high school in “Makif Aleph” high school? In Be’er Sheva, he moved to the Mikveh Israel agricultural school in Holon and finally arrived at the Mosenson Youth Village in Hod Hasharon. Every weekend he would visit his home, play with his father, play with his sister, help his mother at home, converse with her and teach her English, and enjoy the delicacies and delicacies she prepared. Ofer was surrounded by friends who admired him and wanted to be close to him, he was a dancer (he was considered a dancer of the family), he appeared at parties at the youth village, and at family events he used to The living spirit – the first to descend to the dance floor and sweep him all around He studied film and film, and decided to postpone his recruitment to continue his studies, with honors in honor of his conduct and excellence in directing films. Ofer Yaffe, the idol of the girls, spoke fluent English and loved English songs, and was so fluent in English that everyone thought he was American, and he had connections with American girls and one of them, Ellis, whom he had known at the youth village. The two spent hours together and their love was fierce. When she left the country, Alice bought Ofer a plane ticket and he went to visit her home in New Jersey, the United States. At the end of March 2000, Ofer enlisted in the IDF, where he went on basic training at the base of the recruits, but he did not complete the route on April 13, 2000. On April 13, 2000, he fell during his service and he is nineteen. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Be’er Sheva. Survived by parents and sister. Lieutenant-Colonel Sasson Metsrafi, commander of the unit, wrote to the family: “Ofer was very serious, showed great motivation to continue his military service, volunteered first for every mission and performedWith his diligence and dedication. At this difficult hour, when your dear friend Ofer is gone, I know that words can not be found for comfort. In my name and in the name of all the commanders and soldiers of the unit, we have received our sincere condolences and our participation in your grief and grief. His memory will be forever preserved in our hearts. “Ofer’s family commemorated him by adding his first name to the family name – Hanan, whose nephew, who was born after his fall, was named after him.
