Matzri (Shukri), Shabtai

Shabtai (Shavei), son of Naomi and Issachar, was born on January 3, 1953, in Beit She’an. He studied at the Shabazi Elementary School in Even Yehuda, then studied at the Gan Yavneh Yeshiva and continued his studies at the Miftan Institute in Kadima, in the framework of frameworks, which Shabtai was a good student and loved by his teachers and friends. Relates that he “was one of the best and most talented in the class and was knowledgeable about Jewish subjects. He was humble and loved by his friends, and everything he was committed to he did with devotion. “The director of Mift’an said about him:” a disciplined, smiling and shy student, loved people, and made every effort to achieve achievements and to satisfy his teachers. “He said. He wrote poems and loved to listen to music. He was happy and cheerful, with a sense of humor and a lot of joking and amusing. His spirit was always good for him, and there was a mischievous smile on his lips. His eyes were laughing and his face was bright. He had the joy of life and love of life, and at parties and funerals he organized for his friends he was the living spirit. His friends greatly admired and respected him, for his dedication and loyalty, and for knowing how to keep a secret and encourage them in times of trouble. His house was open to his friends and they often visited him. He was not picky and his manner was simplicity and modesty. He was always serious about important matters and made sure to complete every task he took upon himself. His dedication to his work was a good thing among his friends and he did everything he was entrusted with precision and faith. His superiors praised him for his initiative and responsibility, for his diligence and perseverance. He was a loyal son and devoted to his parents and respected them greatly. Shabtai was drafted into the IDF in mid-February 1971 and assigned to the Artillery Corps. He was a driver at battalion headquarters, a good soldier, dedicated and disciplined, loved by his commanders and accepted by his friends. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, his unit was sent to the front in the Golan Heights. On Saturday, October 6, 1973, Shabtai was hit in the shelling near Tel-Jukhadar, where a fragment of a shell went through his back and he died of his wounds, and was brought to rest in the cemetery in Netanya. He was promoted to the rank of corporal and his parents immortalized his name in the Shem Tov Synagogue in Even Yehuda.