Levi, Shlomo (‘Momo’)

Son of Yosef and Esther. He was born in Afula on September 16, 1953. He studied at the “HaThiya” elementary school in Daughter of-Yam and continued his studies at the ORT vocational high school in Tel-Aviv, in the framework of mechanical frameworks. His sister Shoshana says: “He always made sure that his books and notebooks were wrapped up and arranged. Shlomo’s desire for order and precision was inherited by his father, and as he grew up, this characteristic was well-known in his comfortable and peaceful manner. My great pride before my friends was Shlomo, my older brother, who returned from school with many big rulers and a black bag and a drawing board. “Shlomo was drafted into the IDF in November 1971 and volunteered for the Armored Corps. After basic training and after completing a course in communications. He was sent to an armored battalion in the Sinai. He took part in the Yom Kippur War and was one of the first to cross the Suez Canal. After five weeks of absence and no contact with his family, he was considered missing. When he returned from the war, the joy of the house was great, but his relatives noticed a change in his character; He was withdrawn and put in himself. He would sit for hours thinking and silent. When asked what was going on in him, he would say that he could see his good friends who had fallen on the battlefield. In preparation for his release from the IDF, Shlomo began to plan his future, and he learned to learn to drive and work as a truck driver in the Sinai, on the 10th of Kislev 5735 (10.11.1974) Shlomo fell while serving in the Sinai. Who left behind his parents, three sisters and a brother, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family: “Shlomo served in my unit for about a year and a half. During this period he stood with all the soldiers in the unit in difficult efforts and tests. He was admired by his commanders and accepted by the soldiers of the unit. He was able to gain the trust of all of them, his willingness to cooperate with his commanders and his friends, and his desire to carry out his duties with dedication and loyalty. “His family donated a Torah scroll to the synagogue in the Ramat Yosef neighborhood of Bat Yam.