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Kadosh, Meir

Kadosh, Meir


Meir, the eldest son of Shulamit and Shmuel, was born on August 7, 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he grew up. He studied at the Bar-Giora elementary school and continued his studies at the “Shevach” vocational school, with the aim of carpentry. Afterward he moved to the vocational school in Abu Kabir and studied in the evening, while on the day he worked in carpentry. Meir was an enthusiastic sports fan, but was not an active athlete. He devoted much of his time to tracking sports news and was well versed in all sports. He especially liked basketball and was careful to accompany the teams he loved in all their games. He read a lot of thrillers, and in the evenings spent his time watching movies and plays. On vacation days a lot of tours are conducted throughout the country. He had always been a devoted son to his parents and a good friend to his sisters. He could respect his parents, appreciate their actions, and listen to them. He often brought his mother a bouquet of flowers to please her Lev. His father did not allow Meir to work hard, claiming that he had reached the age when he had only to run the business. As a loving brother he always watched his five younger sisters. He knew how to play around and laugh with them, but also to wake and scold when necessary. Meir was a very sociable boy and always willing to help others. Friends who were in distress used to turn to him to speak to him bitterly and Meir listened to them and could advise and help. Even when conflicts arose among his friends, they came to him in order to straighten things out. Meir was drafted into the IDF at the end of August 1968. After completing basic training he was sent to a driving course and when he finished he served as the driver of the Tel Aviv city police officer and served as his best friend. In 1971, Meyer was discharged from regular service and joined his father to help him in his work, and soon became the father’s right hand, preparing many plans for the future and wanting to continue his studies in order to obtain a matriculation certificate. Pnina, but the Yom Kippur War put all of this to God.In September 1973 he was called up to reserve duty and was sent When the war broke out in the “Milano II” stronghold on the banks of the canal, Meir, who had never been a combat soldier, found himself under heavy bombardment for the first time in his life, and his comrades told him that he had fought bravely and courageously with the other soldiers in the stronghold. He and his comrades retreated from the encampment of enemy soldiers and joined our forces for the last time, and Meir was last seen in an abandoned house in the city of Kantara, and was killed on the 8th of Tishrei 5734 (October 8, 1973) and brought to eternal rest in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery. Survived by his parents, sisters and fiancee. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant.

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