Malka, Shlomo (Salomon)

Son of Yitzhak and Sima. Was born in Morocco in 1950 and in 1956 immigrated to Israel with his family and settled in Moshav Shlomi in the Upper Galilee. Shlomi completed his studies at the son of-Zvi Elementary School and continued his pre-military training at the Naval Youth Village at the Nitzanim Youth Village where he studied for two years, and joined the IDF in early April 1968 and volunteered to serve in the navy. He was trained as a chemist and taught naval and marine radar courses, and served in many ships at various bases and was loved by his comrades and commanders. 1971), a sergeant fell while serving in the military cemetery in Nahariya and wrote: “Shlomo was a good and devoted soldier and a loyal friend. All of us, commanders and soldiers, loved him and appreciated his qualities and abilities. – Only a short while ago Shlomo was promoted to the rank of sergeant thanks to his lofty qualities, devotion and efficiency in his work. We were very Simcha that he decided to accept our request and join the ranks of our career soldiers, and we saw this as an important addition to our ability and strength. “