Emanuel, son of Sarah and Moshe, was born on December 20, 1950 in Ness Ziona. He studied at the State Elementary School II and also studied frameworks at the vocational school in Nes Ziona. Afterward, he studied at the Dan Industrial School in Tel Aviv, specializing in mechanics. He was a studious student who was interested mainly in handicrafts and was fond of his friends and teachers, who nicknamed him Mano. He was a member of the Hanoar Haoved movement and for years was active in it. He was always sociable, liked to joke, and helped as much as he could. From his youth, he was a sports fan, excelled at the handball game and played as a goalkeeper in the Hapoel team in his hometown. He was quick and impatient, he was impulsive and wanted to do everything with his own hands and at a fast pace, running, as if he was afraid of losing a moment or losing something. His brother Avigdor, who was decorated with heroism, wrote about him: “I can not remember how you were walking, because your image appears before me as a running figure, always in a hurry. He was a loyal son and devoted to his parents and family. Emanuel was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early February 1969 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, and after enlisting support for his request and conducting a long struggle, he was accepted and sent to the Armored Corps course. He was an excellent commander, responsible and dedicated to his job, and was revealed to be a courageous, sometimes terrifying commander, and he was often warned to distinguish between courage and recklessness, he was blessed with a leadership ability that inspired his subordinates to trust him and to work with him. He served under his command, and his friends in the unit called him “the racist and professional”, And a gunman told him: “Mano loved tanks and loved the army.” Ruti, his young wife, said, “What’s in this tank that he loved so much, these tanks drove him crazy, he was willing to do anything for them.” According to his wife, “it was important for him to prove himself.
he did not know how to rest and he would say, ‘Rest – only in the grave.’ After his discharge from the IDF, he worked as a mechanic-driver at the Biological Institute in Ness Ziona and prepared to set up a home in Israel, and ten days before the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War he married a wife and his tremendous joy was expressed during his wedding. The Egyptians in the Sinai During the battle of Armor, which took place on the 13th of Tishrei 5734 (9.10.1973), Emanuel was hit and killed, and he was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Nes Tziona, leaving behind a wife, parents, brothers, and sister. He was awarded the medal of honor for his heroism in battle, and his actions were described in the medal: “On October 9, 1973, the battalion attacked the sergeant Emmanuel Kahalani In the course of the battle, the tank commander, Sergeant Emmanuel Kahalani, was the target of the attack, and Sergeant Emmanuel took command of the tank. Another three enemy tanks, carrying out several tasks at the same time: he claimed the cannon and even aimed it at the enemy, and in the second hit the tank was hit and killed. His parents donated a Torah scroll to his memory; The local council of Nes Tziona and its battalion headquarters published pamphlets in his memory, including the comments of members and commanders on his character; His brother, Avigdor, wrote: “You have not yet managed to digest the fact that you are married, and at the wedding, your eyes glowed with happiness, leaving you stunned Ruthie.”Your parents wrote a few rhymes in his memory, such as:” You are deep in our hearts, but there is no one to stop / tear from our eyes “
