Nakash, Shlomo (Gerard)

Their son was the firstborn of Nissim and Rachel. He was born in Tunis, Tunisia on August 1, 1938. He graduated from the elementary school in his hometown and continued at the ORT vocational school, where he was a bad student who was not interested in studies and preferred to read Books of adventure, “swallowing” for dozens, and things deteriorated so much that Shlomo was about to be ‘blown away’ from school, and after many requests from his parents he had the last chance – and, miraculously, Gerard, as he was then called, To be one of the best students and when he graduated from ORT, he was awarded three first prizes at the graduation ceremony: for excellence in Hebrew, for excellence in mechanics and technology; Polytechnic scholarship to continue studying in Paris – for general excellence in their studies. The family refused to part with the structure premiere, because on the brink rise to Israel. In Ts”c family immigrated to Israel and settled in Kiryat Gat. Until his enlistment in the IDF, Shlomo worked in the Sugat factory in the city and at the tractor station, and Shlomo was drafted into the IDF in mid-May 1962 and was assigned, as a professional, to the Armament Corps. During his service he was transferred to a field engineering unit. At the end of his service, Shlomo received a certificate of release stating that his behavior during the service was very good and that he was a disciplined and responsible soldier and fulfilled his duties to the satisfaction of his commanders. At the end of October 1964, Shlomo was released from regular service. He began to work as a taxi driver, and in reserve he served as a mechanic in a car unit. He served with his unit during the Six-Day War and during the Yom Kippur War, and was given the signals of the campaign. At the end of July 1976, Shlomo was called to active reserve duty in the Allenby Bridge area. On the 6th of Av, 5736 (2.8.1976) Shlomo was killed in the military cemetery in Kiryat Gat and left behind his parents, three sisters, and a brother in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family: He was understood to be the first volunteer, and every job he was assigned fulfilled faithfully and enthusiastically, and this time he came out of service willingly and with great knowledge, and this service was vital to our security in the home front.