Moses (Bastker), Simon
Simon, son of Rachel and Moses, was born on February 4, 1943 in Bombay, India, and graduated from an elementary school in Bombay. Every moment of leisure devoted to technical pursuits and, as a child, he made up his mind to engage in some technical profession. Indeed, when he graduated from elementary school, he chose technical studies, although his parents tried to persuade him to complete his theoretical studies. Simone studied car electrical engineering and within an amazingly short time became an expert in his field and did his work well. The idea of immigrating to Israel came to Simon when many of the Jews of India began to immigrate. Simon decided to immigrate to Israel and fulfill a pioneering mission, which he dreamed of for a long time. The family that gave him a Zionist education objected to his immigration, and his being the eldest son of his parents added difficulty to his difficulties. But nothing changed his decision, and in 1965 he immigrated to Israel alone. As soon as he arrived he demanded that he be sent to a development area and asked first of all to learn the Hebrew language thoroughly. He was sent by the Absorption Ministry to Dimona, where he invested all his energies in acquiring a profession in the textile field. He was hired to work in the Dimona textile factory as a machine operator and soon acquired a great deal of knowledge and came to complete control over the operation of all types of machinery in the factory. Simone was drafted into the IDF at the end of December 1967 and assigned to the Artillery Corps, where he completed his basic training course and was assigned to a mortar unit, and was discharged from reserve duty at the end of March 1968. At that time he was interested in receiving his family from India “Simon was an avid reader, loved music and hiking, and was the driving force among his friends, and when he lived in Dimona, where a large concentration of immigrants from India was located, He immediately began to diligently and energetically do his whole thing And the show was a great success. “For those who knew about his profits or losses in the play, he replied that it was not a business but a hobby, and no effort or expense was too great for him. Simon was active in the affairs of the workers, and the workers’ committee approached him more than once and asked for his loyal and dedicated help. In one of the battles in the Tasa area on October 18, 1973, he was hit and fell. He was brought to eternal rest in the Ashdod cemetery. He left behind a wife, a son and two daughters, parents, three brothers and two sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal.
