Menachem, Isaiah (Shi)

Yeshayahu, son of Chana and Shalom, was born on May 27, 1952 in Rishon Letzion, where he studied at the Bilu Elementary School and later attended the Sinai High School in Rishon Letzion. He was a diligent and industrious student, despite the burden of his studies, helping his parents with various jobs in the field near their home. He was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement and took part in various activities, and he liked to play various instruments and learned to play the flute and himself And a guitarist and guitarist, and a sports fan who played basketball and soccer, and later served as a sports instructor, and Shake was short and solid, and his good friend told him that he always thought he should “prove himself” because of his low stature, “And loved to repair and build various tools and objects. Within a short time he had acquired the name of a responsible and dedicated worker. His friends in the new workplace used to tell that he wanted to volunteer for the naval commando. Yeshayahu was drafted into the IDF in mid-May 1970. Since he was unable to join the naval commando unit, he volunteered to serve in the Paratroopers Brigade and was sent to serve in a paratroopers’ base in the central region. He told his friends in the unit that he aspired to be a sports instructor, and his many requests to be sent to this course were rejected, but eventually his insistence helped him and he successfully completed a course for sports instructors. During the entire period of his service in the Israel Defense Forces, he tried not to worry his parents Make sure to call. He never complained about difficulties and proudly told about his achievements as a sports instructor. In August 1973 Shayke completed compulsory military service in the Israel Defense Forces and began to work as an agent in Vita, and when the Yom Kippur War broke out, he joined his reserve soldiers and fought with them in the battle against the Egyptians in the Sinai. 1973) was injured in the 101 km area and was killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Rishon Letzion. Survived by his parents, four brothers and two sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Corporal Menahem Yeshayahu – or as we called him, Shyke – fell as a courageous and faithful fighter in a battle against Egyptian soldiers in the 101st, west of the Suez Canal. A class that was to be with his subordinates and to take care of them during times of calm and in times of battle, when his son’s Lev was hurt and killed, his comrades from the company, the battalion and the entire IDF mourned his death. “