Joseph, Rachamim

Son of Yahya-Shimon and Zivia. He was born on 16.8.1950 in Jerusalem and studied at the Rambam Elementary School in Beit Dagan and at the Shkdiel High School in Ramle. He was kind, sociable and pleasant and soon liked all his acquaintances and friends. He was a loyal and dedicated son of his family and a man always willing to help others. Yosef was conscripted into the IDF in mid-May 1968 and assigned to the Armored Corps On December 15, 1970, Sgt. Rahamim fell to the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, and his commander wrote a letter of condolence His parents: “Your son Rahamim appeared to me as a soldier and as an excellent fighter and was among the best in the unit. He was an outstanding tanker and a loyal friend. His friends loved him and liked him for his cheerful spirit and for the energy he invested in every act he did with exemplary precision. He was always the first and never refused operations and always offered himself first – and he smiled. I knew the mercy of your son in operational activities, when shooting and fighting, both during the turbulent soccer games and even when writing letters and poems he composed. We will always remember his kindness and his laughter and his alertness and diligence that emphasized his image. “