Nimet, Daniel (Avigdor)

Daniel, son of Tova Magda and David, was born on 18.5.1952 in Jerusalem to parents of Holocaust survivors. As a child, he grew up in the Arnona neighborhood near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel. He completed his studies at the kibbutz elementary school and completed his high school studies at the Jerusalem University School. When he was fourteen, his father died of a sudden Lev attack. His older brother, Uri, was in compulsory military service at the time, and Danny remained the only man in the house and became the faithful and serious assistant of his mother and grandmother. He worked in all sorts of jobs at home, repairing plumbing, electricity and carpentry. In his youth he was a member of the Scouts movement, and later he also taught there. He liked to photograph, read, and look at works of art and appreciate painting and music. At the same time he knew how to devote the time he needed to study. Daniel was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in August 1970 and assigned to the Armored Corps, where he was trained in the Armored Corps course and in the course of the course, and was awarded good grades. : “Although I did not make my first long runs, I did not even get there last, and certainly not dragged me on my back.” In mid-August 1973, when Daniel completed compulsory service, he enrolled at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the Faculty of Economics and Statistics. He always wanted to work in a large factory, dealing with manpower, but he did not During the Yom Kippur War, he participated in the battles of containment against the Egyptians in the Sinai, and served as a liaison officer in an armored unit in the battle that took place on the 8th of Tishrei 5734 (8.10.1973) Fell. He was brought to eternal rest in the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. He left behind a mother and brother. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Danny was a good and fearless fighter, a quiet, humble and pleasant man, a man of initiative and resourcefulness … Danny did what he did and went the way he chose, out of total faith in his people, his family and commanders, . His family donated a sum of money to the Jerusalem Municipality’s “Beit Ha’Am” library for the purchase of books on economics; A biographical sketch of him published in the booklet “Yizkor”, published by the “Modiin” tribe of the Scouts movement.