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Levi-Shasho, Rachamim

Levi-Shasho, Rachamim


The youngest son of Linda and Nissim, was born in Damascus in the month of Elul 1930. In his youth he had joined Hehalutz Hatzair in Damascus, and in 1944 immigrated to Eretz Israel as part of the Youth Aliya. To help his parents who lived in the Hatikva neighborhood of Tel Aviv, and worked in every job, especially in the laundry, and excelled in his diligence, and was among the most active among Hanoar Haoved in the Hatikva neighborhood, 29.11.1947 On the partition of the land into two states, joined the Palmach, was absorbed into the Harel Brigade and participated in all its activities.In late September 1948, the “Yevusi” operation was carried out in the Jerusalem area, And on the night of April 22-23, the forces of the “Harel” Brigade moved to Jerusalem and on the night of 22-23 April they attacked Shuafat, Beit Iksa, and Nabi Samuel, and the attack lasted for a long time. The enemy was forced to retreat and the heavy retreat in the daylight was a great deal of casualties, and on that day he fell on the 14th of Nissan 5708 (April 23, 1948) and was brought to rest at the military cemetery in Kiryat Anavim.

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