Son of Luba and Georgi. He was born on Wednesday, May 6, 1965, in the Ukraine, where Leonid was given the name Leonid, and from his youth he was called Yonia or Lolik, He was a brilliant and opinionated child, who wrote books on geography and history, atlases and maps, and he took a place of honor on the table and on the shelves of his room. During leisure time, he did not abandon sports, and practiced swimming and soccer, Leonid grew up and became a very independent young man in his mind, In his youth, he began to develop an internal protest against the atmosphere of falsehood that prevailed in the Soviet Union at the same time, and at the same time became interested in Judaism and Israel, at the time acquiring good friends with whom he used to converse deeply and quietly. After Leonid completed his studies at the 51st high school, he applied for admission to architecture, and since he did not pass the math test, he was drafted into the Soviet army. He served for several years and was proud of his success in maintaining his path and principles during the difficult service. After his discharge he began to study philology at the State University in Kharkov. The university period was wonderful, a feeling of freedom and hope, but because of his growing interest in Judaism, Leonid left school in 1987 and moved to Moscow. He studied Hebrew, Judaism and Jewish history, and then joined Abraham’s covenant and was named Ariel. Immediately afterwards, in 1988, he applied to immigrate to Israel. At first he was denied the claim that when he was in the army he had access to military secrets, but he continued his requests and in February 1989 immigrated to Israel. Ariel lived alone in Jerusalem, studied Hebrew, worked in various jobs and was Simcha. He was very eager to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, but because of his age he was recruited in January 1992 for partial service of a new immigrant, and his wife, Yana, who was born in Kharkov, and her son Daniel, arrived in Israel in 1991. In early 1993, their eldest son, Shlomo Levi, In Shilo, Samaria, their daughter Hannah was born, and Ariel enjoyed life in Samaria, the people and the landscape, and worked in the defense establishment in Shilo, and every year he did a long reserve service in the territorial defense unit in the Binyamin unit. “From the words of his commanders and his comrades to the brigade, Ariel was portrayed as a soldier and a man whose thoroughness, gentleness, and desire to contribute and invest were a symbol of his Chairman of example. Determination and calm them performed his duties contributed to the success of his unit in carrying out its tasks. ” After a few years they moved to Jerusalem. Ariel worked as a translator, and he gathered material from various historians on a website about the roles played by Jews in the armies of various countries. He had a dream of translating military history books into Hebrew, but he did not have time to realize his dream. On October 31, 2000, Ariel was called to reserve duty, during which he fell during his service at the age of thirty-five, and was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem. And parents
