Karov, Leon

Son of Shimon and Clara. He was born in 1951 in Tangier, Morocco, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1961. The family settled in Hatzor Haglilit, where he studied at the Mishkan elementary school and at the Tzur vocational school. He was educated in a traditional religious home where he absorbed the values ​​of Judaism: love of the land and love for others “When he was a child in Morocco, he forced his parents to advance their immigration to Israel – if they did not comply with his request, he would do so on his own. Hours, there was no limit. Life in the country saw a great privilege to serve in the military option – honor and source of pride. He was honest and modest, kind and with a deep sense of responsibility, in the framework of his work and in his relations with others. Leon was always ready to help others. He was a devoted and loving son to his parents. All the same, without complacency or fatigue. In 1969, Leon was drafted into the IDF and was assigned to the Ordnance Corps, where he was employed in the field of car-electric engineering, which he acquired during his pre-military training and during courses he underwent during his service and served in the IDF during the Yom Kippur War in the Suez Canal, In May 1974, Leon was discharged from the IDF with the rank of sergeant, and in the army he was distinguished as a dedicated and responsible man, and was a good professional, a disciplined and courageous soldier who established a family and established his home in Tel Aviv. He was called to serve in reserve duty in June 1978. In June 1978, he was called up for reserve duty, and on the 17th of Sivan 5738 (17.6.1988) he fell in the line of duty. Military sex Holon. He left behind his wife, two daughters, parents, three sisters and a brother.