Ifergan, Reuven-Shimon
Reuven (Robert), son of Pnina and Moshe, was born on December 29, 1949 in Casablanca, Morocco, and immigrated to Israel in 1955 with his family, who settled in Beer Sheva. He studied at the Ma’anit elementary school, then continued his studies in the comprehensive urban high school A and completed the biological track. In his youth he was a member of the Scouts movement. He was an outstanding student, who showed interest and knowledge in many different areas. He was an optimistic, alert and sociable boy, and was known as an exemplary friend who always came to the aid of his friends. All his acquaintances loved him and was always surrounded by friends. Even though he was serious and responsible, he also knew how to be cheerful and playful. An adult was in the way of his thinking and his approach to life. He was not averse to any work, and during vacation he worked as a construction worker, as a painter, as a glazier and as a laborer in the factories of the Arad Complex. He was by nature a gentle-minded and nature-loving boy who excelled in rich imagination. He used to collect various herbs and herbs and to concoct them from various flavors in the hope of finding cure for incurable diseases like cancer. He also loved animals and spent many hours caring for them. Reuven was a sports fan, liked to play basketball and was very interested in national and international soccer games. He devoted his spare time to reading, listening to music, and playing chess he liked. Reuven was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of February 1968 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, where he was a good and disciplined soldier who did his duty willingly and out of recognition and never complained about the difficulty of life He was involved in various operational activities on the Jordanian, Syrian and Lebanese borders, and was very attached to his parents and five brothers and sisters, and preferred to spend his few holidays in the family’s bosom. Reuven married Tzilla, who established a warm home. On 22 Tishrei (18.10.1973), his tank was hit by heavy artillery fire as he crossed the Suez Canal, and Reuven was killed, and he was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Be’er Sheva. Survived by a wife and daughter who was born after his fall, parents and brothers and sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant.
