Levi, Shlomo

Shlomo, son of Sa’ida and Levi, was born in 1949 in the Heidan in Yemen and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1953. When he arrived in Israel, the Levy family was housed in the Givat Brener transit camp, where the family’s economic situation was poor and his life was very difficult. “Ohel Meir” in Kiryat Ekron, and despite the difficult economic conditions and financial situation of his family, he completed his elementary studies and moved to high school at the Bnei Akiva yeshiva in Ashdod, but after one year of school the school decided to dismantle Shlomo and his class He decided to complete his high school studies and went to the Kiryat Wolfson Yeshiva in Be’er Sheva after graduating from high school After completing his matriculation exams, Shlomo decided to fulfill his dream and learn the teaching profession in order to become a teacher, and then went to the Lipschitz Teachers Seminary in Jerusalem and enrolled in the study of teaching, and he excelled in his studies, And Shlomo’s teacher told him that “a student with a clear mind, a brilliant head, and a mind as complete as a whole never sat in my class.” And indeed, he completed his studies successfully and was awarded a teaching certificate. When he completed his studies and was authorized to teach, Shlomo had two options: to serve in the IDF or to teach in a community, instead of serving in the army, Shlomo chose to serve the country and enlist in the IDF. The director of the seminar invited him to a conversation after his decision to enlist and tried to convince him that he would choose to teach at a school, because he knew that Shlomo’s dream was to teach and engage in education. But Shlomo said, “At first I will leave my nation and enlist in the IDF, and when I finish my service I will go to teach in the Yishuv.” Shlomo was drafted into the IDF in early April 1969 and assigned to the Armored Corps. After finishing basic training and a tank artillery course, he was stationed with his unit on the front line in the vicinity of the Suez Canal. During his military service, Shlomo was wounded twice, twice his medical profile was lowered, but he recovered and returned to his unit to serve with his friends on the front line. In mid-August 1971, Shlomo was released from regular service and returned to the Kiryat Wolfson Yeshiva. This time he returned to give his students the Torah he so loved. Together with his work as a teacher and educator, Shlomo decided to study and expand his knowledge of the field of education and enrolled in the Negev University in Be’er Sheva. Shlomo managed to finish only one year of academic studies when the Yom Kippur War broke out. He was called up for reserve duty, was assigned a position he filled during his regular service – a tank gunner, and participated in the battles of containment and break-up at the Sinai front. In one of the battles that took place in the area of ​​the “Chinese Farm” on the 16th of Tishrei 5734 (October 16, 1973) Shlomo was killed and killed, and he was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Rehovot and left behind a father, mother, brother and two sisters. After his family learned that Shlomo had served in the reconnaissance battalion of Arik Sharon, a battalion of fighters composed of the elite soldiers of the armored corps, all of whose soldiers were volunteers. . Shlomo was loved and accepted by his friends and commanders. Your loss is also our loss. Shlomo’s memory and his way of fighting are part of this country’s agony for security and peace. “Shlomo’s family donated a Torah scroll to his memory.