Orchid, Mazal (Mazi)

Daughter of Shlomit and Amnon. Was born on September 13, 1982 in the region. The eldest sister of the foundation and Liran. Mazal, whom everyone called Mazi, was an active, lively, sociable and smiling baby. She liked to go to the garden and play with the children, and she showed cleverness and intelligence. When she arrived at the kindergarten, the teacher told her parents that Mazi was ready from the educational and emotional standpoint for first grade. She attended the Shiva elementary school in the area and was an outstanding student. But it was not only her studies and achievements that she had in mind, and not only herself – she showed caring and concern for her classmates, helped when needed and was an attentive ear when problems arose. Mazi completed her high school studies at the Kiryat Sharet six-year high school in Holon, on a theoretical track. Her ambition for perfection and her determination to succeed in “big time” guided her: she demanded that she reach the highest level of excellence and therefore devoted many hours to her studies, bothered with the preparation of work, studied well for the exams and, as usual, also helped her friends because Mazi was always for everyone, even when they were She has other chores and occupations. At the parents’ meetings, the teachers praised: “Mazi, the teacher’s favorite” was the key sentence. Mazi is always with a smile on her face, she can never say the word ‘no’, always her hands reach for help, her eyes speak and her expression is refined. Mazi always wanted to climb up and get on – for her, the sky was the limit. She finished high school with honors, with full matriculation in high grades. Who was her neighbor and teacher, said: “I taught her for two years, she was very serious and dedicated, and all the teachers in the school spoke only about her, Shalom “and” Good morning. “During her matriculation exams, she did not leave the house because she wanted to get the best grades – and she really did. Mazi was a family type in the broad sense of the word. She was very close to her parents and a model daughter. For her sister and brother she was an experienced elder sister; they shared her every problem or dilemma and she always knew how to listen, help, give a good word, advice or encouragement. She also maintained warm ties with extended family members whom she loved so much. At the beginning of April 2001, she joined the IDF and served in the Signal Corps, and after completing her basic training she successfully completed her computer course and was assigned as a computer operator at the Military Court in the Kirya in Tel Aviv. And she was always proud of her job and was proud and pleased with her role, because she loved her regular service and the environment in which she served, naturally wanted to continue her career, and her commanders wanted her to continue to serve alongside them. On the day she began her career, she was cut off from her life and with her plans and dreams On the 5th of Shvat 5763 (5.1.2003) Mazi in a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv and she is twenty years old. She waited at the old bus station in Tel Aviv for bus number 96 to return to her home in the area. A suicide bomber who blew himself up was killed on the spot. Shortly after the first terrorist exploded, a second suicide bomber blew himself up, not far from there. Twenty-three people were killed in the same attack and dozens injured. Mazi was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Holon. Survived by her parents, sister and brother. Mazi’s grandfather eulogized her: “Mazi, my eldest granddaughter, was all busy doing things, she loved them all … she had a big heart, no vocabulary could cover what she really was. Mazi’s neighbor and teacher said: “They say that God takes the peopleAnd this is true in this case. God took the beautiful and beautiful flower in the garden. “