Ohana Meir

Son of David and Alice. He was born on April 4, 1942 in the city of Marrakech, Morocco. He spent his childhood in his homeland, where he attended elementary school. From his youth he belonged to a Zionist youth movement that operated among local Jews. Meir was pressured by his parents and as a result agreed to allow him to immigrate to Israel as part of the “Youth Aliya” and in 1956 he immigrated to Israel, where he was then fourteen years old, and was accepted to the Goldstein Zionist farm in Jerusalem where he completed his high school studies. For two years he was chairman of the farm’s youth council, and when he completed his studies he joined the IDF in October 1961 and served in the Nahal Brigade. . After his military service, he enrolled at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and after three years of studies was to receive his B.A. in political science and English. During his studies, he guided a youth group for one year. Was interested in political life and was about to study in the United States in international relations, because he also wanted to deal with state affairs in the Foreign Ministry; But his ambition did not come to fruition. He was naturally very sociable, loved sports and liked music and literature. He loved Jerusalem, and despite the fact that he was offered various jobs, he did not agree to leave her because he lived from the day he arrived in Israel. They fell in the Six Day War on the 27th of Iyar 5727 (June 6, 1967), the second day of the battles. He was a rifleman in a company that broke through the police academy’s fences and opened the way for the battalion’s continued fighting, and during this battle, which took place on Ammunition Hill, he died. Was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Several pages were dedicated to him in a booklet that appeared on behalf of the Nahariya municipality in memory of the fallen soldiers. In the book “Lions High” of the paratroop command, his biography was presented with the description of the last battle. The story of his life and death was presented in the book “Nizkor” published by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Student Union, edited and edited by Yehuda the civilian.