Leizerowicz, Dov (Belabla)

Son of Esther and Shimon, was born on the 22nd of Tamuz 5714 (22.7.1954) in Ramat Gan. He studied at the “Giv’at” elementary school and at the “Blich” high school in Ramat Gan. During his high school years, he served as a counselor in the Scout tribe in Ramat Gan and operated with a group of friends a youth club called Shikma. Dov was an outstanding student and loved to help the friends who needed him. He was sensitive to social justice and acted for those who felt deprived. He enlisted in the IDF for a year of volunteering to help youth in distress in the development towns, and was active in the Oded group and devoted himself to the youth in Netivot, where he became very fond of the young people because he was attentive to their problems and tried to help them. He served in the Nachal unit, which was designated for Kibbutz Yiftach, and was sent to instruct the youth in Rishon LeZion, where he was transferred to the Armored Corps and completed successfully courses as a tank driver and artillery. He studied economics at Tel Aviv University for one year and then began working for an insurance company. He took courses at the Institute of Insurance, married and established his home in Ramat Gan. Even after his marriage he continued to take an interest in youth in distress. He “adopted” a 14-year-old boy from an orphanage in Tel Aviv, and twice a week devoted his time to helping him with his studies, encouraging him and advising him on his problems. In his last year he began to study Jewish history at the Open University. He was often called up for reserve duty and was promoted to the rank of corporal in October 1978. When the Peace for Galilee War broke out, he was drafted with his battalion and participated in the battles in the Bekaa Valley on June 10, 1982. Dov was killed by a bomb Was buried at the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul in Tel Aviv and left behind a wife, parents and brother, and Defense Minister Ariel Sharon wrote to his family: “Dov served in the Armored Corps. His commanders defined him as a responsible, devoted soldier who worked for the formation of the company. Loved and accepted by all his friends. “The commander of his unit wrote:” Your son was a soldier who cared about him, both in reserve service and between periods of service. He worked hard to advance the formation of the company and improve its social situation. Was loved and accepted by all his acquaintances. “