Harel (Moskowitz), David

David, son of Gita and Martin, was born on July 14, 1951 in Litomirica, Czechoslovakia, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1960. He began studying at an elementary school in his hometown and after immigrating to Israel he continued to study at the Chabad elementary school and completed his studies at the Boyar High School in Jerusalem in the real world, where he was called “Tushko” He was an excellent student, especially in the real professions – mathematics and physics – he had a serious and mature judgment, was clever, quick-minded and had a clear and thorough way of thinking. He had a great talent for manual labor and his main hobby was photography Two and a collection of photographs he left behind is indicative of sensitivity and his unique sense of beauty and aesthetics. David was drafted into the IDF in early August 1970, and was assigned to the Armored Corps. After training he was trained as a tank gunner and after a period of service he successfully completed a tank commander course. He was sent to serve as a tank commander in a tank battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade. He participated in training and operational activities within the brigade. David did not like army life, but at the same time he loved the Armored Corps and the tank he commanded. He was an excellent commander, a well-versed armored corps man who knew the tank on its own and controlled the armor’s combat doctrine. As a commander, he demanded meticulous and meticulous execution of the orders of the army, but he knew how to be a friend and friend of his subordinates, who admired him for his ability to combine the toughness of a commander with gentleness and sensitivity. In mid-June 1973, David was released from regular service and assigned to a reserve unit of the Armored Corps. After he was released, he moved with his wife to live on Kibbutz Maoz Haim in the Beit She’an Valley. During the Yom Kippur War, his unit participated in the battles of containment and infiltration against the Egyptians in the Sinai. On October 8, 1973, he and his comrades participated in the harsh and cruel containment of the Firdan Bridge. In this battle David was hit and killed. He was laid to rest at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. Survived by a wife and daughter, born in May 1974, mother and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant. His comrades in the unit published a pamphlet entitled “The First Walkers”, which describes the war story of the unit and the words of friends about the image of David and his comrades who fell in battle.