Moshe-Zada, Aharon
Aharon, son of Rivka and Gabriel, was born in Hadera on the 28th of Kislev 5711 (November 28, 1950). Only a few months earlier his parents and his little sister had come from Persia, and the family had begun their life in the most difficult conditions in the Binyamina transit camp. After Aharon’s birth, the family moved to a moshav in the Negev and from there moved to Jerusalem and settled there. Aaron grew up and was educated in Jerusalem; He studied at Beit Yaakov Elementary School, moved to Musrara, and after studying for two years at the Maaleh School, decided to pursue his hobby from childhood, radio and radio. No one can say when his great love for radios began. From childhood he was fascinated by them, studied them, and with his small hands he dismantled and assembled instruments. Every device that went wrong, Aaron corrected quickly and with talent. Elem was a friend of Aaron, the living spirit at parties and a guide to singing in them, a lover of music and sports. Aaron played soccer a lot, and every Saturday he hurried to the soccer field to watch the Jerusalem team games, which was the sworn supporter. He was loyal and loving to his parents, used to help his father in his shop at any hour, and the customers liked him and his Yaffa face. His two nephews admired their uncle, who used to spend much time with them, and in the neighborhood he was one of the most beloved and accepted figures. Aharon was drafted into the IDF at the end of May 1968. He was accepted to the IDF’s wireless and electronics course and completed successfully in July 1968. During his entire service in the Israel Defense Forces, he continued to study in his profession, When he returned to civilian life, Aharon was hired to work for the Ministry of Communications and spent his free time distributing help in the father’s shop and his various hobbies. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, he was not immediately summoned to report, for he needed his place of work, and only later did the battles subsided, On Monday, January 2, 1974, one day before the final cease-fire went into effect, Aharon made a move south of Ismailia. Suddenly the Egyptians began a heavy shelling and Aharon was hit by shrapnel from a Katyusha rocket. On his way to the hospital. Two days later he was brought to eternal rest in the Mount Herzl cemetery. Survived by his parents, sister and brother. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “I am missing the words that will enable you to express the lesson of your great loss in the fall of your son Aaron. On Wednesday, 8 Tevet 5737, the enemy opened fire on our outposts south of Ismailia, and Aharon was wounded, and Aharon served us for a very short period of time, and during this period he managed to be liked by all his friends and commanders in his pleasant manner and natural nobility. I am indebted to him and to them for their great debt, and to express my deep sorrow and the sorrow of all his friends and commanders for his downfall. May you and you will not know any more. “
