Peretz, David

David, son of Alice and Joseph, was born on 11 June 1952 in Casablanca, Morocco. When he was about two and a half years old he immigrated with his family to Israel. At first the family was located in Moshav Manes near Haifa; After about a year she moved to a tent encampment in Be’er Sheva and in 1956 she moved out of the transit camp and settled in a permanent housing project in Be’er Sheva, where David was educated at Maalot Elementary School. He was an outstanding student, participated in all social activities at school and was always elected to the class committee. When quizzes and meetings were held between schools, they chose him to represent his school. At the end of his elementary studies, he began to study at the Be’er Sheva Comprehensive School in the real world, where he also excelled in his studies. During his high school years, he became interested in electronics. He read many books in this field and even began to build various electronic devices and circuits. Because of his interest in this area, David decided to devote his studies to this trend. So when he completed his 11th year at the high school in Be’er Sheva, he went to the electronics school at Hadassah Neurim near Netanya, and was very satisfied with his studies, a good friend and a pleasant atmosphere. He liked to read books of various kinds, and he liked traveling and touring the country, traveling on school trips, or traveling with his friends to learn about the country and its landscapes, and on other occasions he used to take his camera and photograph places He also collected stamps, but most of all he loved to work in electronics and devoted most of his time to his Lev He completed his basic training at the Technical School of the Israel Air Force and became a technician, and was drafted into the IDF in early February 1971. After completing his basic training he was sent to the Signal Corps and completed training courses in the IDF. He was a good soldier and an excellent professional, and soon became part of the unit and was one of the pillars of the communications department, and within a short time he was appointed as the department sergeant and managed the various operations in it perfectly. David loved the tension and the danger and volunteered for every operational action in which his battalion took part. By the time he was two years old he was wearing the insignia of a sergeant. He successfully passed various professional examinations and was an excellent technician with great knowledge. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, his unit was sent to the Golan Heights. On the first day of the war, David was hit by enemy aircraft, near the village of Nafah. He was rushed to the hospital in Safed and on the 10th of Tishrei 5734 (October 10, 1973) died of his wounds. He was brought to rest in the cemetery in Be’er Sheva. Survived by his parents and seven sisters. After being shot down, he was given the rank of sergeant. In his letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commanders wrote: “Your son served as a liaison technician in the Armored Corps unit, and he fulfilled his duties in a manner worthy of special mention, David added: “Your son served as the chief communications technician in my unit and fulfilled his role in an exemplary manner worthy of special mention … his soul will be bound by the bundle of life.” His family published a pamphlet in memory of her son David and donated a Torah scroll to commemorate his name.