Mizrahi, Raphael Rafi

Ben is a gift and Isaac. He was born on December 21, 1975, in Ramat Gan. Old son to his parents and a younger brother to three grown sisters. Rafi studied at the “Yahalom” and “Hillel” elementary schools and at the Telam high school in Ramat Gan, where he played sports, participated in soccer and basketball competitions, and excelled in playing tennis. Haim, loved and accepted among his friends and friends, always in warm and close contact with his parents, loved, spoiled and nurtured by his sisters.In mid-February 1994, Rafi was recruited to compulsory military service. He volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade and at the end of the basic training course was sent to serve in the brigade’s basic training base. According to his commanders, Rafi made the most of every task he took on himself. He was friendly, well-behaved, loved by his commanders, friends, and friends and always willing to help. After a short period of time, he was promoted to Corporal, and on February 22, 1995, Rafi was killed while carrying out a terrorist attack at the Sharon-Beit Lid junction, where twenty-one soldiers and one civilian fell. He was survived by his parents and three sisters: Hagit, Efrat and Michal, who was promoted to the rank of sergeant in his letter of condolence to the bereaved family: “Rafi volunteered to serve in the paratroopers’ brigade in recognition of the value of volunteerism and his desire to belong to the family The paratroopers. During his service in the unit, we met Rafi as a dedicated and responsible soldier, who fulfilled his duties in the best possible way, with great interest, involvement and initiative. “