Hershelbach, David (Dudi)
David, son of Sarah and Joseph, was born on May 23, 1953 in Jaffa. He studied at the “Aliyot” elementary school in Ramat Gan and later completed high school at the “Amal” school in Tel Aviv. My uncle had a solid, broad body, and his face was round, chubby, and smiling. He was active, lively and youthful. He was always older than his contemporaries in his thoughts, behavior, and behavior. Since he was worried and troubled by the problems of society and youth in Israel, he joined the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed movement in Ramat Gan. Not long ago he became a guide in the same nest. From his first day in the movement, he volunteered for all activities and devoted himself entirely to the movement and its members. He attached great importance to the order, the regime, and the discipline. He himself was a personal example and later demanded this from his students and friends. Despite his youth, he was seen by all as a natural leader who casts his personality around him. My uncle loved the drama, singing, literature, knowledge of the land and politics, which were largely the result of his initiative, planning and execution. He devoted much of his time to inspiring young working women to join a social and educational framework that would give them many benefits in the future. He also fought for the rights of his fellow workers at the Dan company, and they had a mouth in front of the management. In the short period he had until his recruitment, he volunteered to work at Kibbutz Magal because he wanted to work with the animals he loved so much. David was drafted into the IDF in early May 1971. After completing basic training, he was assigned to a tank unit in the area of the Suez Canal, and was very proud of being part of a trained crew. He spent his holidays dividing his beloved family and the movement’s branch, visiting each club on a holiday, in order to keep an eye on the progress of the groups he had been involved in. After completing his regular service, he planned to continue his studies, When the Yom Kippur War broke out, David fought with him And on December 21, 1973, when he was with the spearhead force that broke into the Chinese Farm, was sent to carry out a special mission, encountered enemy force and was injured, after a bitter and stubborn battle. He fell in combat and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, leaving behind his parents and two brothers, and was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant and awarded the “Medal of Valor” for his courage in carrying out a combat duty. The medal states: “On October 21, 1973, during the battle for the” Misuri “system, the tank that the Sergeant David Rashelbach was fighting was hit. Together with crew members of other tanks who were injured, seized a position in the center of an Egyptian compound and managed to fire with an Egyptian force that closed them. When Sergeant David Rashelbach zipped in the direction of the burning tank, he entered, used his weapon and threw grenades at the Egyptians until he was killed in the battle, and the late Sergeant David Rashelbach displayed courage, courage and heroism in his refusal To be captured by the Egyptians. “The family commemorated him by setting up a memorial corner in their home, and the weekly Bamahane published a list describing his character and heroism.
