fbpx
Nissim Shakuri

Nissim Shakuri


Son of Nuri and Zevicha. The family is descended from Babylonian Jewry, according to its lineage. Nissim was born on May 1, 1949, in the city of Amra, Iraq, where he was severely beaten by the authorities of the city’s Jewish community, including Nissim’s uncle. All the Jewish prisoners were forced to leave for the town in the north of the country where it was cold, but after much effort and effort during the year the conditions improved and the uncle’s health was given permission to move to a southern city. Saw the uncle leaving his prison, in the northern town near the Turkish border, a large gathering – and so they called the newborn son Nissim In the name: David was his mother, who was a great-grandson and nobleman, who would have benefited all the poor in his city, and until his death he would have helped the Jewish community in which he loved him and he was revered by all – especially the mother who grew up in his home The name of this uncle was Nissim Kashi, and the name of the man who was most precious to Adam was called the boy, who was about two years old when Nissim arrived in Israel with his family. (Now called Or Yehuda), and after that the family moved to settle as farmers in Moshav Azaria. As a child, Nissim loved nature and all the growing animals in the agriculture, and helped to promote agriculture in his parents’ home. But also from his studies in the regional school, which did not distract him until he completed his studies. At the age of fourteen, he learned to drive a tractor and went to work in the area, where he knew everything on the land, and the farmers in the nearby moshavim demanded that he work with him because he would love her with love. No driver’s license was accepted and he could have reached any place of work. In November 1966, he was drafted into the IDF but served only about two months when he was injured in his duty as a result of the explosion of a mortar shell. On 24 February 1967 he died of his wounds and was put to rest at the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul.

The following people have requested to be notified whenever this hero is honored

  • Name: עירית

Honored By

Skip to content