Maimon, born in 1953 in Casablanca, Morocco, attended a religious school where he used to go up early every morning to go to synagogue and pray, and then he arranged his school bag and went to school in Casablanca. He was also a member of the local choir, who used to sing on Saturdays and holidays before the congregation, and when he grew up he was still self-contained, loved to engage in his hobbies and was not inclined to share his intimate secrets with others. Where he studied finance at Neve David Elementary School. Although he had a hard time learning Hebrew, he soon adapted to the new place, society, and customs. He was a good student and especially excelled at mathematics. During his free time, he would spend time at the local youth club and on Saturdays he would rush to the soccer field. Maimon, or Momy, as his associates called it, did not miss a single football competition in Ramle, and often traveled out of town to see national and international competitions. His sister said: “Momi liked to read a lot, and sometimes the light in his room was lit until the small hours of the night, and then I knew that Mammi was reading. After graduating from elementary school, he began studying in a school for clerks in Ramle. His teachers at school remember him as “a model, though shy boy.” During those years he established the local soccer team of the neighborhood, and he himself served as a defender. In order to acquire a proper sportswear, he worked as a picket picker in nearby orchards. Momy was a good-hearted boy, loved to help his brothers and friends, but despite his close friendship with all his associates, he always preferred to shut himself up, read his books, reflect on his thoughts, and dream his dreams. connection. As a soldier he was obedient and disciplined and was loved by his friends and commanders, and for a year and a half he served in the Sinai, and eventually asked to move to his home. The security situation, and because he did not have a replacement in the unit, was not given to him, and during his vacations, he went to work and earned money for his sick mother, and took some of the money to buy sweets for his little sister, Rivka, whom he loved very much. The base was early in the morning, when the family was still asleep, surreptitiously giving a kiss to the beloved little sister, and leaving In the Yom Kippur War, Maimon served on the Sinai front, and during the entire difficult days of the fighting, he suffered no injuries, and at the end of March, about five months before his release from the compulsory army, he was suddenly transferred from his southern base by helicopter to Tel Hashomer Hospital, But all his efforts to save him were unsuccessful: On April 4, 1974, he died of his illness and was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Ramle, leaving a father, mother, four brothers and three sisters. His commander: “Maimon’s memory will be preserved in the bundle of life of our people, as a soldier dedicated to his people and a loyal friend of arms.”
