Karasik, Eliezer (Eli)

Ben-Arieh and Chaya, was born in Moshav Zefaria on the eve of the Yom Kippur War, two of the four children of the family, brother to Moshe, Yair and Tamar. When he grew up and learned to read and write, he began to read books and within a few years read all the books in the library in the Yishuv, where he studied at the elementary school in Kfar Chabad and then began studying at a yeshiva in Rishon Letzion. Gradually, Eli began to distance himself from religion, and finally, at the age of sixteen and a half, left the yeshiva. Nevertheless, he continued to live in the family home, a religious home, a Torah observant. At the beginning of May 1991, Eli enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces as an artillery sergeant and as a liaison officer and served as an artillery liaison in the artillery battalion of the Lahav Bloc in the Central Command. His commanders saw him as a dedicated soldier who performed his duties professionally and with great responsibility and expressed willingness to help those around him at all times. Towards the end of his military service, he completed a course to complete his education with honors. Upon his release, Eli went to two trips of several months in the Far East. He enjoyed hiking, leaving behind an estate of hundreds of high-quality photographs he took there. At the end of his life he closed a significant circle. Eli, whose books were the center of his world, worked at the Modan publishing house, and when the week of the book came, it was a real celebration for him. Eli was an athlete and a sports fan. He liked to play basketball and developed his physical fitness. Was an enthusiastic fan of Beitar Jerusalem, watched all the team’s games and read every word he wrote about him, he was an outstanding chess player and almost always beat the contestants in front of him, Eli was assigned to reserve duty in the Engineering Corps Corps Corps. He was laid to rest in the military section of the cemetery in Moshav Ahiezer, leaving behind his parents, two brothers and a sister, Lt. Col. Shimon, commander of the unit , Writes: “Eliezer served as an artillery corps in the Signal Corps Company for three years, during which it was evident that he had carried out his missions, while willing to help those around him and demonstrate motivation “Eliezer has fulfilled his role with infinite devotion and professionalism, bearing the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.”