Houdifi, Nissim

Son of Jacob and Jonah. He was born on April 15, 1954, in Beit Dagan. As a member of a traditional family from Yemen, he had already studied Torah with his father at the age of four. At the age of five he went to kindergarten, but in the afternoons he continued to study with the teachers of religious studies. Afterward, he studied at the Rambam Elementary School in Beit Dagan, and at an early age he excelled not only in his scholastic talents, but also in his dynamic character, his gestures and his participation in various plays. He was a gifted student and was accepted to the professional yeshiva at the youth college in Jerusalem where he spent four years studying electronics, missed his family, and when he arrived for vacation, the house filled with joy and age. The adults, and the younger siblings, were pleased to pay attention to them He worked during the night at the bakery, after hard studies, to earn a little money and not to burden the parents materially, and among his friends, he liked to make peace with them whenever necessary and help them as much as he could. , Went to contribute from the extensive technical information he acquired – to the IDF. After training he was assigned to the Israel Air Force at the end of 1972, and successfully completed courses as an electronics and radar technician, and was promoted to the First Sergeant, completing a regular service for four years on the 14th of Av. 1976), was killed in the military section of the cemetery in Rishon Letzion, and left behind his parents, five brothers and two sisters, and in a letter to the bereaved parents, Nissim’s commander retired from the army. To the unit four years ago and filled various positions during his service, since he dealt with very secret issues, unfortunately I can not explain the nature of the issues. In the light of his achievements and devotion, he was offered a year ago to extend his service, and to my delight he did. The last time he initiated a large project, which would have greatly improved the maintenance of an important detail in a Mirage plane and caused considerable financial savings. He was scheduled to undergo a long professional training course at the IAF Technical School in order to advance him professionally and enable him to fulfill senior positions in the future. “His premature death hit us like a thunderstorm on a clear day, and the sorrow and sense of loss will continue to accompany us for a long time.”