Moalem, Moshe

The eldest son of Rachel and Ezekiel. Was born on July 30, 1965, in Kiryat Haim, after eight years of waiting: Moshe was already a boy, a book lover, a devoted friend and a man who marked his goals and goals, Elementary School “AD” “His love for reading and books was already evident in the fourth grade, when he was appointed head of the school’s lending library and since then he has collected and acquired many books, and continued his studies at Kiryat Hayim High School, where he finished ninth grade. (“Tarzan” and so forth), with great love for animals and dedication to raising dogs, which included the cultivation of an impressive collection of books about dogs, He was an exemplary family member and an authoritative figure in his parents’ home He also had great influence on shaping the development of his sister and his brother Ronit and Shai, and when he reached the age of high school he decided to enlist in the Beit Biram military boarding school near the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa, where he studied physics, Biology and graduated cum laude, during which time Moshe began to develop two main traits that characterized his personality from then on: excellence and dedication. His friends at the boarding school saw him as an authority figure and called him “father,” because he would solve every problem, always listen, help and help in any way. Thanks to his activities and qualities, he received the Outstanding Student Award throughout his studies. When he reached the fourth year, as part of the “apprentice week” and as chairman of the council of friends, he was appointed commander of the boarding school and in the twelfth grade he was appointed to be responsible for the graduation ceremony. Moshe saw the military boarding school as a springboard for the future in the IDF – and so it was.In the middle of November 1983, Moshe enlisted in the IDF and took a long route in the infantry. He began his military career in the Golani reconnaissance unit, but in the middle of the route he fell ill and went to a combat paramedics course. After finishing the course with honors, he returned to the Sayeret. Later, he was summoned to an officers’ course, completed successfully, stayed at Training Base 1 to train one course, and returned to his position as an officer. In all his roles as a commander, Mualem’s love for his soldiers was evident – he wished to keep every one of them in the platoon, company, and battalion, with his concern for the conditions of service and demonstration of devotion. And during the course of his service he met Shuli at the wedding of his friends A three-year-old group of women began to bridge, connect and build a system that would enable them to live as a religious person and even as a secular person. Moshe was an exemplary partner who accepted and completely respected his wife’s way of life without trying to change it. They established a warm home, based on understanding and sharing, and brought great happiness to each other. Moshe continued to serve as a company commander while serving as a company commander in the Golani Brigade and the army, In 1990, Mu’allem went to preparatory studies at the Technion and then to JerusalemWith his family to Be’er Sheva, where he continued his studies at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ben Gurion University. During this period, their eldest daughter Noam was born. Intensive studies did not prevent Moshe from encouraging and pushing his wife to finish her studies, while working and developing as a nurse at Soroka Hospital. In the middle of the third year of her studies, her second daughter Nitzan was born. Moshe graduated with a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering and chose to return to Golani. “I can be an engineer at the kibbutz and come home every day, but then, slowly, I will feel less and less satisfied and complete, and I can come every other week, but to be more internal and in fact to be more meaningful in your life And the girls. “Moshe accompanied all his wife and daughters, who were his source of pride, even though he was away from home for a long time, and devoted himself to his family and took many trips to the country. Returned as battalion commander to the battalion, and a year later was appointed battalion commander in the Ali-Taher ridge (the Beaufort ridge). From one of the last letters he wrote from Beaufort to his wife: “The lessons I have reached are such that first of all, a company commander who comes here must come down with all his soldiers intact and healthy, even if he did not kill all the terrorists who were with him in a clash. In his soldiers while chasing the terrorists. The second task is to cause as much damage as possible to the other side, but not at the expense of the soldiers’ lives. And the third task is to maintain the outpost and give a human character to the outpost where its soldiers live. There is another principle here, in light of which one has to live here, and that if we look at you as something obvious – think again, in order to find out where the terrorists put you, and there are many. “During his service Moshe lost close friends and commanders, One of the most difficult events of his life, which left his mark, was the fall of nine soldiers in the battalion he commanded, and Moshe was forced to postpone his visit to the families in order to stay with his soldiers in the battalion and to gather new forces. He expressed his great commitment to the army, and he loved the action, the people and the life On July 28, 1997, the helicopter disaster occurred when two Yasur helicopters collided over Moshav Shear Yashuv, and the seventy-three fighters who made their way For operational activity in Lebanon, were killed, including Lieutenant Colonel Moshe Mualem. He was buried in the military cemetery in Haifa. He was thirty-two years old when he fell. Survived by a wife and two daughters, parents, sister and brother. On his grave, the commander of the Northern Command, Amiram Levin, wrote to him: “Muallem, as the chief of command, does not always know personally, the soldiers, and sometimes not all the commanders, Training, and later in quite difficult encounters. Modesty and shyness, you let everyone feel a man with leadership ability hiding behind you. When I met you, during one of the many meetings, everyone talked about problems … But when it was your turn, you stood up and said to me: ‘I do not need anything, I’m from Golani and we’ll do the job.’ “His brother-in-law spoke:” Moshe, Talk about your virtues and operational abilities, the image of the commander in you, the fearless warrior. I want to tell the thousands who came to pay you last respects, especially for your soft, sensitive, loving personality. The character you tried to hide from your soldiers for fear of being exposed. hall,Everyone who knew you was not captivated by you, we all knew that behind the tough and uncompromising figure a very sensitive soul, a vulnerable soul, was hiding. I remember the first encounter of our family with you, I remember the fears that accompanied us, I remember the attempt to deny the connection between you and Shuli because of reasons of religion and tradition. But even here you did not give up and followed your heart, you followed your great love. Slowly, our fears turned into true love that culminated in blind admiration for all your mouths. It was hard not to be impressed by your personal charm, your humility, and the quiet way you did it. You never raised your voice, your sharp gaze reflected the feeling and the message passed like an electric current. … With pain and trembling, I salute you. For me, you are the hero of all. “In a letter of condolences to the bereaved family, Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak wrote:” Moshe bore the burden of the difficult and complex tasks on the northern front, while doing so in the best possible manner, despite the risk and difficult conditions. The commander of the unit wrote to the family: “Moshe, or as we called him – Mualem, commanded the difficult situation in the fighting in the north, in the Beaufort sector. But unfortunately, only rarely and in painful circumstances does a small window open where the public can become aware of the unique and small group that is at the forefront of the fighting in the north, in constant danger, out of a mission. And an enormous challenge to requests for tasks, and Moalem belonged to this unique group Muallem made island in the Golani Brigade, which, for him and he had a dream of one battalion command, dream, unfortunately, did not materialize. ” The press extensively covered the helicopter disaster, and many articles were written about Moshe. His family published a memorial booklet with pictures from various periods of his life, the words of friends and relatives. Moshe’s brother, wrote: “For the twenty-three years of my life, you have been my guide, a figure of admiration and admiration. ” Members of the Gordon Elementary School wrote in his memory: “Lieutenant Colonel Moshe Mualem, battalion commander of the Golani Brigade is Mu’a.” It is reasonable to assume that in a few years your nickname will be common to any journalist or military correspondent, There was no doubt about it – you had many days of leadership at the highest level, many of us following you, for you symbolized for us all what we hoped would symbolize the whole nation for which you were fighting. At the end of the framework you chose, days passed, you survived, and many of us thought that the prophecy about your future would come true, and then you would be taken away from us. You took the elite of the elite, you turned the pillar of fire away, and scattered the cloud to us, God in heaven, sent Abraham to see our cry. “Abraham will not find anyone among us who did not love him. You are the unquenchable leader, the one you can always count on, strong, kind, protecting the weak, idealistic, many of your virtues, but the greatest of all is humility. It was clear to us from the moment you chose to attend the military boarding school, because you would be chief of staff. I’m sure you did not even put it onyour opinion.”