Lazimi, Menashe (Manny)
Ben Simcha and Meir. Menashe (Manny) was born on December 28, 1950, in Morocco. Immigrated to Israel at the age of six months with his parents and brothers, during the wave of immigration in the 1950s. The family spent a long time in the Tirat Carmel transit camp and from there moved to Kfar Shalem. Menashe was educated at the Golomb Elementary School and graduated from the Gymnasium in 1968. In 1968, he served in the IDF and served in the Nahal Brigade as a member of the “Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed” He worked for two years in the Ministry of Defense, and at the end of the Yom Kippur War he was drafted into the reserves, and in 1974, at the end of the Yom Kippur War, Menashe enlisted in the Israel Police, In Political Science and Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and an MA in Public Administration and Policy at the University University of Tel Aviv. In 1989 Menashe married Batya. The couple had two children: Lior and Eyal. Menashe was a family man. His love and devotion to the family were conspicuous. Every spare moment he devoted to his children and took care of their education and education. He was an introverted and benevolent man, always willing to help others. He also challenged himself and stood up to them. As a loyal parent, Menashe characterized the birthdays he organized for his children every year, especially the memory of his Bat Mitzvah family, which he organized for his daughter Lior and Bar Mitzvah for his son Eyal. The anticipation of the time before his son’s Bar Mitzvah flooded him happily. He devoted himself to organizing and preparing before Bar Mitzvah. The highlight was a presentation prepared for his son, which he bothered day and night. In this challenge he set himself up with dignity and the result was impressive. Shortly after his retirement from the police and his retirement, Menashe prepared plans for a new life. After retirement he wanted to engage in youth training, and also wanted to express his artistic skills: painting, poetry and everything related to his love for the Land of Israel. About two weeks before the date of his planned withdrawal from the police, Superintendent Menashe suffered a brain injury. The next day, on the 14th of Kislev 5767 (December 14, 2006), he died. Fifty-six years old. He was buried in the cemetery in Holon. Survived by wife, daughter and son. Menashe died about a week after celebrating his son’s Bar Mitzvah with his family. The family believes that the Bar Mitzvah party was actually a farewell party, in which he parted from everyone and as a farewell present presented them with a presentation that summed up his life with them.
