Eli, son of-Yona and David, was born on 10.9.1951 in Moshav Haniel, near Netanya, where he completed his studies at the Ami Assaf Elementary School in Burgata. , With blond hair and green eyes, “a Yaffa, strong young man,” the girls always said when they met him, his outward appearance was in sharp contrast to his soft and good nature, and his temperament, which was very comfortable.I did not miss an opportunity to help friends and just people who needed help. In the street he often heard the call, “Eli, come help here, Eli, help me there.” Eli never refused, and with a broad smile he went to help and did his work with pleasure and enthusiasm He was polite, patient and tolerant, his friends do not remember ever seeing him taunting, cursing or starting a fight, always being quiet and trying to reconcile between rivals with a good smile, Eli was also a devoted and loving son of his great family. From the age of fourteen, he began to work in various jobs to help support the household, working in a citrus grove, a tractor station and any other job, without complaining and without being picky, A car engine that had stopped working, cracks in the walls of the house, and other jobs that required manual intelligence. He did not despise any work; he would fix his own clothes with the family sewing machine and often cook meals, clean the house, and help wash dishes. Although he was forced to go to work at an early age, he did not neglect his other talents and regularly visited the evening classes at the Ruppin High School. Where he participated in various circles, such as the Ceramics Department, the Copper Crushing Department and the Department of Sports. He had achieved many accomplishments and many of his family and friends had enjoyed his hands, which he generously distributed to everyone. Despite his great physical strength, Bali was surprisingly gentle and soft. He used to collect wounded animals home and treated them with concern and devotion. His sister Leah told a story about his character. Once, when an accident happened to his mother, he carried her to me from the ambulance to the emergency room in the hospital, and he did not assume that they would carry her on a stretcher. Eli was drafted into the IDF in early November 1970 and volunteered for the paratroopers, and after completing basic training he underwent a parachuting course, which was followed by a parachuting training course, followed by a driver’s course, followed by a driver’s course, As a mirror, to help his soldiers overcome the “dead hours” in the evenings, when they were sitting at a remote base, he organized weights for me and his room served as a place of concentration and attraction for his soldiers. , Without a reading order and participated in battles against the Egyptians in the Sinai With his unit, he crossed the Channel to Africa where he served as the commander of a dedicated and talented camp, and he took care of all the food, the pot of coffee, the night shift and the proper distribution of duty and vacations. The little and isolated was high thanks to Eli, and on December 21, 1973, he left for a vacation from which he did not return, and only months later, when a terrorist squad was exposed in Nablus, it became clear that among other things, Lupo on his way home, and brutally murdered him. On the 21st of Kislev 5734 (21.12.1973), First Sergeant Lupu fell in the line of duty. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Netanya. Survived by his parents, four sisters and three brothers. In MachA condolence message to the family was written by his commander: “We will always remember his steadfast spirit and dedicated and loyal work. His friends in the unit took out a pamphlet in his memory, including things about his character.
