Levi, David

David (Dudu), son of Malka and Benjamin, was born on 21 June 1951 in Bnei Brak, where he studied at the Maalot religious elementary school and in the vocational high school. His family originates from the Marranos of Mashhad and his father, a veteran of Jerusalem who moved with his family to Bnei Brak during the War of Independence, was a soldier and fought in the war. David was a good disciplined student, meticulous in preparing his lessons and loved by his teachers. He was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement in Bnei Brak and was a very active member and accepted by his friends. He set a time for Torah and loved to look at history books and holy books. He also liked to paint, to walk, to look at the sights of nature and the landscape around him, and he was very fond of animals. He had a great and special love for small children and he played a lot with them and amused them with pranks and imitations. David was always ready to help and help anyone when needed. He had never taken care of anyone else and never insulted him. He loved a man and knew how to listen attentively to every person. By nature he was yielding and forgiving and moving away from quarrels and strife, loving peace and pursuing peace and making peace between his friends. He was modest and timid. Each person was very welcoming and had the qualities of gentleness, kindness, gentleness and gentleness. He was pleasant-conversational, honest and conscientious, a true man who kept his word. David was strict with himself in the observance of the commandments of the Torah and anxious to keep them with all their details and grammar, and made sure to fulfill a light commandment as serious. He loved his parents very much and treated them with great respect. David was drafted into the IDF at the end of July 1969 and assigned to the Nahal Brigade. He served as part of the “Halamish” group of Agudat Israel youth in the Haredi sector of Komemiyot. After basic training, he completed a course in the “Centurion” tank. He was a good and disciplined soldier, responsible and dedicated to his job, and did everything he had to do. After he was discharged from regular army service, he went out to reserve duty on the eve of Yom Kippur 1972, a year before he fell, was miraculously saved from sniper fire when he served in reserve duty on the banks of the Suez Canal and tried not to worry his parents. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, David was drafted and sent with his unit to the front in the Golan Heights to take part in the battles against the Syrians, and on October 7, 1973, David was hit and killed. His body was later discovered and he was brought to eternal rest at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, leaving behind a father, mother, brother and two sisters. In his letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “David served in an armored unit and was an outstanding and beloved tank crew member.” In his memory, his parents donated to synagogues in Bnei Brak a Torah scroll.