Son of Clara and Semyon. He was born on the 18th of Av 5739 (18.8.1979) in Kharkov, Ukraine. The eldest son of his parents, whose childhood was affectionately called “leisha” by all. When he was about a year and three months old, his brother Radimir was born. While studying at the elementary school in Kharkov, Alexei also studied at a music school. He went on to high school at the Sha’alvim Gymnasium in Kharkov, with an emphasis on English, mathematics and physics with private teachers. In addition, he attended a yeshiva in Krakow and a Jewish school, and spent many hours studying Hebrew, Torah and Jewish history. Oleg, who knew Alexei at the Jewish school, said: “In Kharkov, a Jewish school was opened in the Ukraine, and Jewish children from all the schools flocked to this new life, which is still young … That is how I first met Alexei. He was very interested in learning and learning foreign languages - Hebrew, English and his many hobbies included music, philately, sports, model building, amateur performances, military training, shooting classes, love for animals … Even when he was a boy and later a boy, Alexei left behind a good memory, and was also a model student at the school. For the school year. ” Alexei was a happy young man, loved to read books and practiced sports, especially swimming and gymnastics. He did not talk much, but he could listen to people and was very popular in society, always surrounded by friends, and it was interesting to be with him. In June 1996, Alexei underwent tests as part of the SELA program, preparing for further studies in Israel. I passed. I do not know, I’m probably happy or something, and I believe it will change my life for better or for worse. “On September 24, 1996, Alexei immigrated to Israel, the only one of his entire family, and began studying at the Ulpan in Yevin, and on December 10, 1996, Alexei wrote in his diary:” I became an Israeli citizen. It means a lot to me. I opened a new page in my life. I hope that by 26 I will pass the exam and be accepted to the Technion, my future profession may fulfill dreams that relate to simple life. “In 1997, when they learned from his letters that he had passed the exams and began studying at the Haifa Technion for aeronautics studies Alexei was happy with his parents’ immigration to Israel, and his family settled in Haifa, where their son, Alexei, studied in the army. “When I accompanied my best friend to the army … I saw in his eyes the joy of the dream that came true: to prove and to show in action and actively the intensity of his love for the people of Israel, and to demonstrate his military training that he had acquired in school.” Alexei began his training course in combat engineering. “He started the course with basic training and with professional and demanding training,” his commander said, “and ended exceptionally well despite the many difficulties.” At the end of the route, Alexei began to serve in the Gaza area, escorting and securing buses, and wrote in his diary: “Today we started our line. On October 29, 1998, Alexei was killed in an IDF operation in Gush Katif, traveling in a jeep that was escorting students from the school in Kfar Darom to Atzmona, where terrorists were in a car bomb and were about to explode in a bus crash, The car exploded when the jeep was hit, Alexei was killed and the other two soldiers were injured.Sarah was Alexei in his fall. After his death he was promoted to sergeant. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Haifa. Survived by his parents and brother. “The pride of Alexei in his military service gave him the strength to want to continue, and to excel in every way he chose … On this day the battalion bows its head and salutes Alexei,” Alexei’s friend Oleg wrote. I love you, I miss you, I write you poems, I look at your picture, and then I remember your laughter and your smile. A tooth on your bed, my beloved friend, are all one of a few to perform a heroic act like this one. In our hearts and souls, leaving behind you the mark of a thin, translucent sadness … “Valery Cooper, Alexei’s cousin, writes:” We live in a world built of ruins / deaf weeping poetry / and immediately break into battles / // We were greeted by a sea of sorrow / joy and sadness together / one moment hurting / / rescuing someone who has fallen / the evil is cruel, there is no mercy / no to the bastards holding the guns / but remember my mother, there is no room for fear / With the fire coming from behind the children, the children! We were the wall of life / straight to the inferno We did not hide the faces / flames of immortality burning from the inside // The silence descended on the stillness of our lives / Clouds of dust under our feet / Dear love / Do not cry our country // my land, the promised land / now I am with you. “Every year, the Rosario Livatino Committee awards a citation to a number of people who dedicated themselves to the cause of the society and acted to protect honor,” wrote a member of the Israeli embassy, who was present at the ceremony. Man. In the fifth year of the award, the committee decided to give it to your son, the Israeli soldier who lost his life by bravely preventing a criminal attack that was directed against a bus full of students. “Many memorials were commemorated in memory of Alexei: A field school in Moshav Beit Hashmonaim, a synagogue in Kfar Darom was put in. The Jewish Heroism Museum in Hadera commemorates Alexei on the memorial plaque, and the Na’aleh organization established a scholarship fund for outstanding students in his name. 170 In Kharkov, Ukraine, where Alexei was studying, he was named after him Estate shooting donated by a French company and travels the roads of Gush Katif was named Alexei. Alexei’s parents received a trophy for saving lives in Spanish society “Rosario Libtino”, named after the lawyer who was killed in the attack. An international organization for victims of Islamic terrorism in the United States gave Alexei’s parents a document in memory of David Delarosa, who was killed in 1988 when he tried to rescue a family from a burning bus on which terrorists threw Molotov cocktails.
