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Motzen, Avraham-Chaim

Motzen, Avraham-Chaim


The youngest son of Miriam and Yosef Shlomo, a Holocaust survivor, was born on the 15th of Av 5758 (15.8.1958) in Tel Aviv. In his home, Abraham absorbed a religious atmosphere, and so did his education. He studied at the Ohel Ya’akov School of Independent Education for eight years, and then continued his Torah studies at the Kol Torah Yeshiva in Jerusalem. As he approached the army, Avraham decided to combine Torah study with active military service, and thus found his way to the Sha’alvim hesder yeshiva despite his youth. Avraham-Haim was drafted into the IDF in July 1976 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, where he served as a tank driver and never complained Or “Kitter.” He liked hard work and always came to the aid of his friends, whether on exhausting trips or in tank treatments, and was also a member of the security committee. , And even made sure to open a supply store for the benefit of the students, at every social event: a party, a wedding, or any other joy He was discharged from regular service in the middle of July 1980, when he was released from regular service in mid-July 1980, He went to work at Bank Mizrahi, the securities department, and successfully completed a course for investment advisors, but he also did not cut himself off from the yeshiva and from the life of the Torah. He performed many acts of charity, and regularly set aside a “tithe” from his salary to the Gemilut Chasadim Fund for the help of grooms, yeshivas, institutions and private individuals. He was also active in the Ezra youth movement and was one of the organizers of the movement’s summer camps and trips. At the outbreak of the war for peace in the Galilee, Avraham was called up for service and went with his battalion to Lebanon. On the 9th of Sivan 5762 (9.6.1982), Corporal Avraham-Haim fell in combat in Lebanon during the Peace for Galilee War and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. He left behind his parents, brother and sister. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander noted that Avraham “was, according to his commanders and comrades, a good-hearted, considerate, sociable, cheerful friend, acceptable to his friends and active in every event.” His name was immortalized in a booklet published by the Armored Corps, with bread in its ranks, in memory of those who died in the war. In his memory, several commemoration projects were established: a Torah library in his name was brought to Sha’alvim Yeshiva by his friends and friends from the employees of the Mizrahi Bank. A charity fund was established in his name, called “Keren Hatanim”, which gives loans to the yeshiva students. There is a family fund, which grants a scholarship every year on the day of the fall of Abraham.

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