Lev, Doron

Ben Shoshana and Avraham, a younger brother to Maya. He was born on the 29th of Shevat 5744 (29.1.1984) in Holon. A happy and alert child, who discovered a sense of orientation in an extraordinary space for his age. Doron made his elementary studies and studies at the Yigal Allon School in the Kiryat Sharet neighborhood of Holon. Towards the end of the brigade’s studies Doron Zimon received a military boarding school in Haifa. Doron responded to the challenge with joy and enthusiasm, and the three days of consolidation described as the most beautiful days of his life. Although he was not admitted to the military boarding school in Haifa, Doron has since expressed his desire to develop a military career and it was clear that he would choose to serve in a combat unit. In 2002, he completed his studies at the Kiryat Sharet high school and received a matriculation certificate with an expansion in biology and Talmud. “The name given to you – Doron Lev – was the most appropriate on earth,” says Ruthie, his high school biology teacher: “You were a wonderful gift to everyone who knew you, a boy with a wide heart, a huge smile and laughing eyes. The best side. ” Israel Katz, the principal of the Kiryat Sharett high school, says: “Doron was discovered in school as a practical, determined, ambitious and ambitious boy with a sense of responsibility for the dramatic act of his studies, overcoming difficulties, making decisions and achieving goals. It was necessary to involve adults in the correction of his tracks, a sensitive boy who connected to places and events in person, and his classes were always dominant, he was dominant in lessons and always constant in the teachers’ consciousness because of his distinctions and contribution to lessons. Doron’s interests are many and varied. From his childhood, he became a loyal fan of the Maccabi Tel Aviv teams in basketball and soccer, and the two never missed a game. At the age of ten Doron began playing basketball in the Holon team. His crowning achievement was the performance of the statistics in the basketball games of the school championship. Doron was chosen together with his friend to study and implement the Amit Stats program (developed by the father of the IDF’s cavalry, Amit Kosover) and since then they have been a regular team in the school’s premier league games, the Sports Association for Schools, , The Maccabiah and the Israel-Sweden international game, Doron received a certificate of excellence from the Minister of Education for many years, and Doron was a member of the sports magazine “The Name of the Game” and was familiar with all the sports, especially the history of the athletes. His father used to travel with him abroad and they traveled several times to the English Premier League football matches in London and to the NBA games in Miami. In addition to his constant sports activities, Doron worked during the 12th grade and until his induction into the IDF at the McDonald’s branch in Kiryat Rabin, Holon. There, too, he stood out for his precision and dedication and received an outstanding employee’s diploma. In the psychodiagnostic diagnosis for Doron’s entry into high school, the diagnostician wrote: “Doron functions intellectually at a very high level, with the executive system at an excellent level and the verbal system at the level of a gifted person with high human standards and values. And the group to which he belongs, with a strong desire for self-affirmation, ambitious, loyal, important to him to be productive and to gain a position among his friends, sensitive to suffering, does not seem to abandon someone dear to him even at the cost of self-risk. In a position that allows for independence, and opposes any attempt to intervene He has a sense of humor and a rich imagination. ” The joy of life that accompanied him from infancy developedTea to feel developed humor, and the ability to tell jokes and imitate politicians. Doron enjoyed special love for rap music and Mediterranean music. Accompanied by all this human baggage, Doron enlisted in the IDF in August 2002, and chose to join the Shimshon (mechanized infantry) battalion that operated in the Gaza Strip. At the very beginning of his basic training, his commanders showed great respect for him and at the end of the beret, at a ceremony held in Latrun, Doron received an outstanding departmental certificate. Lieutenant Colonel Avi, commander of the unit, says: “Doron completed his basic training as an outstanding officer. His girlfriend, Morit, relates: “How much you wanted to be a fighter, how much you invested, how important it was to you, and when it was hard, you always said that you wanted to be a fighter, That if difficult becomes easy. “On February 12, 2003, Doron completed his advanced trust and arrived home for a short vacation, and four days later his mother escorted him to the bus stop at the Exhibition Grounds, on his way to the Gaza Division headquarters and continued his service as a combat soldier. On February 23, 2003, just three weeks after he was nineteen, Doron fell in combat near Neveh Dekalim, a bullet fired by a sniper, a terrorist from the Popular Front in the Gaza Strip, and Doron was buried in the military cemetery in Holon. Survived by his parents and sister: “You started to talk a bit late and Grandmother Hannah was very worried, and then at the age of 11 months, And since then has not stopped. It is no wonder that in the class book they wrote about you: ‘In the lessons his voice always plays,’ and I know that it may well have not always touched the content. My little chatterbox, the clarinets called you Dondy, you were a little smurf with us and you’re the best friend and the greatest sense of humor in your many friends. You have a tremendous ability to combine power with tenderness, a demand for perfection with enormous support beside it, and you have always been in a place where your friends needed you … “His sister Maya eulogized him:” We were so proud of you. You were such a good soldier. You were such a charming, loyal, caring, thoughtful child. And now this silence is so against you. He always laughs, speaks, does not stand a minute quietly, so full of life. “Anat, a close friend, writes:” In the song you wrote you said: ‘Longing kills people who are happy / sometimes because of them they cry too.’ Many people cry because of longing for you. Knight, in my heart you ride a white horse like in fairy tales. In my heart, you will remain forever perfect and beautiful like a prince. “Tal, a childhood friend, eulogized Doron:” Doron, I want to say thank you. Thank you for fifteen beautiful years of wonderful friendship, sacrifice, fun and love that you gave me, when you’re a gift, we got a wonderful gift. Thanks! Thank you for being in my hands during the most difficult times and times when I needed a shoulder to lean on. Thank you for the confidence you have given me and the knowledge that you are always behind me and that nothing can break the strong bond we have built. You left in my life an empty void that no one else could fill. For me you will never be just the past, you will always be the past, the present and the future. “In the end of the August 2002 book, his classmates write:” Time has passed and we are finishing a course without you. Your screams, that we will go on, though difficult, are etched in our heads and hearts. Your smile and the good word when we needed reinforcement and a little smile. Your character in each of us in the heart pulls us forward. From the very first day, we had an attractive hand in everything we did, from the smallest ones like the rescuers and the smart ones to the hard ones like the journeys … Now that you are not with us, only your memories are pulling us forward … “Doron’s girlfriend,My ni, the green eyes you can sink in, the bright blond, the snub nose. You have such a broad heart that seeks integrity, fights for justice. You with the loud voice and laughter rolling to the heart of heaven. My Doroni, who always listens, encourages, embraces and loves. Neat and yet so messy. Doron, who loves the army so much. Who wanted with all his might to succeed, to move forward. The great ambitions you had with the huge willingness, I just know you would do well. I am proud of you. “In the track book, Doron’s mother, Shosh, writes to his friends:” You are Doron’s friends, and I ask you to continue your life and always think about Doron. About the happy, optimistic, laughing Doron, about his shouting voice, that you never missed a lineup, the neat, clean dining room when Doron had a kitchen mast and especially the good friend who always stood by you. The family members are writing: “Doron was about to leave for an officer training course early, and later his commanders assigned him an officer’s course up to the senior ranks, but all we have left, his family and many friends, is a huge and wonderful collection of Memories and experiences left by our charming child. ” On Doron’s twentieth birthday, on January 29, 2004, his family held an evening in his honor. In the evening, a 35-minute film about Doron’s life was screened, and a song Doron wrote to his girlfriend Morit was performed. The song, which was composed and performed by a friend of Morit, was published on CD and distributed to everyone on the evening. The CD and the evening were called: ‘Respect Doron with a Smile’. In the Kiryat Sharet high school where Doron studied, a gym was established in his honor. The gym was donated entirely by the family and was inaugurated on February 23, 2004, the Gregorian anniversary of the fall. The family intends to hold an annual evening in memory of Doron at the school. The Sports Association for Schools decided to hold an annual Distinguished Statistician Award for Doron. The prize will be awarded to the team of statisticians who will represent the school according to criteria of data accuracy, perseverance, discipline and responsibility. The first ceremony was held in 2004 and the winning team is from the ORT high school in Kiryat Motzkin. Doron’s family adopted a basketball team from League B – the adult league, and the team is now called Hapoel Doron Mishmar Hashiva.