Moskowitz, Eliezer (Livio)

Was born on October 15, 1962 in the city of Iasi, Romania, the only son of Holocaust survivors. Eliezer was named after his grandfather who was murdered in a pogrom in Iasi. In 1971, at the age of 8, the family immigrated to Israel and settled in Petah Tikva, where he grew up and was educated. Eliezer attended Kaplan Elementary School and Amal B High School in Electronics. Eliezer was an honest man and always sought justice and equality. He was very relaxed and loved to help anyone who sought his help. His friends say that he always shared with them all, and helping others was characteristic of him in all areas. Eliezer was unique in his devotion to and concern for his parents and his desire to assist them in every possible way. His parents say he was their whole world. His friends and family celebrate his generosity and contribution to everything around him, and describe him as a unique, gentle person, a believer, very pleasant and modest, with a golden heart and golden hands and loved by all his acquaintances. Beyond human love, Eliezer was very sensitive to animals. For 12 years he had lovingly and warmly raised the family dog ​​he had received from his parents while he was still a puppy. Eliezer loved music in general and classical music in particular. As a child, he learned to play the violin but did not continue to play in adulthood despite his talent. At the beginning of October 1980 Eliezer was drafted into the IDF and served in the Ordnance Corps, and his commanders saw him as a soldier with a strong desire to serve and a high willingness to help at all times Eliezer, Visited the synagogue on Saturdays and holidays, took an interest in the mitzvot and customs of Israel, loved to put on tefillin and read prayers, Eliezer was very interested in landscape architecture, traveled in green areas and parks around the country and used to document landscapes, vegetation, gardens and places immersed in greenery. Which has accumulated in the field of electronics and mechanics in the dismantling and reassembly of instruments Electricity and electronics, and various household items, and created unique molds for various uses, and his self-discipline and belief in the vital nature of the IDF reserve system motivated him to carry out his work with great responsibility and dedication. Eliezer studied and worked in the field of electronics and computers both in the military and in the civilian sphere. In the last years of his life he worked as a security officer in educational institutions in Bnei Brak. One of the letters his parents received after his death reads: “Eliezer was loved by all the students in our school, the educational and administrative staff, and the neighbors in the school area. On October 15, 2002, on his fortieth birthday, Eliezer was called to reserve duty. On 21.10.2002, after completing his position at the base, Eliezer made his way from the base in the north of Israel to his parents’ home in Petah Tikva. At the Golani junction he boarded a bus from Kiryat Shmona on the way to Tel Aviv but was forced to change a bus due to a mishap. He decided to take the 841 line, “to get home faster,” as he had been able to tell his parents on their last phone call. At 16:21, Eliezer was killed when a car bomb exploded near the bus he was driving at the Karkur junction. The attack killed 14 people. Rabbi Eliezer Moskowitz was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Petach Tikvah, where he was survived by his parents and a friend, Devorah, who was to marry her. A small tournament to remember at the neighborhood community center. In February 2005, they established the “Kaplan” SchoolThe ceremony was held in a very moving ceremony in the presence of senior representatives from the Petach Tikvah Municipality, representatives of Yad Labanim, family representatives and friends, and emphasized that Eliezer serves as a model for emulation , Education and values, and in this spirit each class learned to recognize its own character and heritage.