Lancry, Raphael

Raphael (Rafi), son of Robeida and Maimon, was born in 1952 in Meknes, Morocco, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1963. He studied at the state elementary school in Ramle and then graduated from Amal High School. He was a member of the Scouts movement in Ramle and was a member of the” Yiron “group, a sports enthusiast who was very enthusiastic about soccer and basketball, loved modern music, listened to songs, wrote songs and played guitar. He was full of energy and vitality, and his spirit was always good for him. son of Masur became his family and respected his parents’ religious feelings. Raphi was loved and admired by his parents and his family as the youngest son. From his childhood his beauty enchanted all his vision. His parents did everything he wanted for him and fulfilled all his wishes. Rafael was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early February 1971. After completing his basic training, he was trained in the Patton tank course and a course for armored instructors in the Armored Corps School, and was a soldier and a good commander who was responsible and dedicated to his duties. But during the course of his service he tried not to worry his parents and often wrote letters home to prevent them from feeling sorry and worried. In the Yom Kippur War, Rafi took part in the battles of containment and incursion against the Egyptians on the Sinai front. From the first day he fought bravely, and several times he replaced tanks that were damaged until he gave up On the night that IDF forces crossed the Suez Canal, Rafi fell in a battle in the central sector, opposite the Chinese Farm, as a cannon in the tank of the Israeli army. The battalion commander destroyed many enemy armored vehicles until he was ambushed by Egyptian soldiers, when a shell hit his tank that led to the head and was killed on the spot, on 16.10.1973, but was later found dead, but he was later buried in the Ramle cemetery. , Five brothers and three sisters, and was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Raphael stuck to his mission, while showing courage and recognition of the mission he had performed in front of the enemy.” His parents contributed to his memory a Torah scroll for the synagogue in Ramle.