Motas, Boaz

Son of Yehuda and Shoshana. He was born on August 28, 1943 in Jerusalem. As a member of a traditional family, he attended the “Tachkemoni” and “Ma’aleh” religious elementary school in Jerusalem and was a member of the Bnei Akiva religious youth movement. He completed his studies at the ORT vocational high school in Jerusalem. He also graduated with honors from the battalion commanders’ course in Gadna. He loved sports and excelled in school sports. Prior to his induction he worked in a factory for fine mechanics, “security.” Boaz enlisted in the IDF in early May 1961. During his mandatory service, he underwent a combat paramedics course, a senior paramedics course, an officers ‘course and a paramedics’ course, and after completing his military service in 1965, A course of combat and joined the paratroopers, and here too his course was paved and clear: a course was followed by a parachute course, a small combat course, a infantry course and after each course a new, more senior and responsible role. , A company commander at the base of recruits, an operations officer in the Lachish region and in the Jordan Valley during the period of the chase and clashes with terrorists and the command of the cadets’ School officers. In every unit he served and in every position he filled, he was loved by his commanders and subordinates. Boaz found the golden path between strict adherence to the operational-security field and the ease and relaxation of routine matters, thus achieving the maximum in both areas. Every problem, large and small, would go through thoroughly and did not take anything for granted. The combination of military knowledge and dedication to the mission – even if it involved a clash with senior officials of his rank – aroused a deep respect and appreciation among his comrades. On the 19th of Sivan 5732 (June 1, 1972), a commander of the IDF officers’ school was killed in the course of his duties, leaving a wife and two daughters, Ayelet and Osnat, to be rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl. The condolences to the bereaved family: “Boaz was one of the meticulous, dedicated, unyielding officers I knew – through his hardness and meticulousness, I felt that he had a soul, a belief and a great feeling for what was happening around him and his work. For every subject he approached, he approached with enthusiasm and emotion, every free minute devoted himself to reading and self-development. . “His name is commemorated on the monument to the paratroopers.