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Rajforker, Yaakov (Raji)

Rajforker, Yaakov (Raji)


Ben Hanna and Aaron. Born in India on 21 November 1952, he spent his childhood and adolescence in Bombay, where he grew up and was educated in the “Beildes” public school, and in 1969, at the age of seventeen, Yaakov immigrated to Israel with his parents and family. , Yaakov was sent to a studio in Kibbutz Gvat, where he acquired the Hebrew language, and in 1970 he studied at the Hadassah Neurim Institute in the mechanical engineering engineering program. He began his service as a mechanic in the field of agriculture, passed various courses and specialized as a tester in all kinds of tractors. Yaakov successfully completed a course for management and organization of work, underwent an educational training course for RSMs and a number of courses, which trained him for his special functions as an examiner. After completing compulsory service, Yaakov continued to serve in the army. In all of his commanders’ opinions, it was said that Yaakov fulfilled his duties in the best possible way and became an admired figure worthy of emulation, as a mentor and educator for soldiers under his command. Yaakov represented the workshop in which he worked with all the units that worked with him, and did so in a very dignified way. The word “no” was not included in his lexicon. Everyone who turned to him saw only a smile on his lips. He treated everyone with respect, regardless of age or rank, as he had been educated at his parents’ home. In January 1979 Yaakov married Dina and two years later their first son, Amir, was born. About ten years later, Chen was born, and after two years he joined the Or family. Jacob gave warmth and love to his wife and children. He was a central and dominant figure to his brothers and sisters, and everyone knew that he could always be helped and leaned against in times of trouble. Jacob was loved by everyone, both large and small, radiating calm and confidence in his surroundings, and the smile did not move from his lips even in the difficult moments. For many years he played cricket in Ramla. Jacob had an evening voice and loved to sing in India and to delight his relatives in family events. On January 30, 1997, Yaakov died suddenly. He was forty-four when he died. Jacob was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Ramle. He left behind a wife, three children, four brothers – Yehuda, Yeshayahu, Ezra and Elikan, and three sisters – Rachel, Tzipora and Esther. After his death, Raji was promoted to the rank of RNG: “Jacob saw his service as a mission and carried it with devotion and love. Always dedicated and devoted, devoted himself to increasing the strength of the IDF and nurturing its spirit, when the good of the state before his eyes. ” In a letter to the family, the commander of the unit described Yaakov as follows: “His aspirations for perfection are the result of his qualities as a person and of professionalism that were the cornerstones of his life. A problem.” His friend, Eliezer Edri, told him: “I met him when he came to our tractor workshop, as a soldier in compulsory service, and we became friends at work, at parties and on trips. To listen, humble, modest, quiet and noble, Yaakov was a dear friend and a good teacher, from whom I learned the secrets of the profession. ” A soldier who was his command writes: “A father, a husband, a commander, a teacher and an educator, always with a smile on his face, he knew how to help, understand, every matter and every person. His family commemorated the donation of a Torah scroll curtain in the Magen Shalom synagogue in Ramle. His friends commemorated him by writing his name on a Holy Ark in the synagogue on the base where he served in the area.

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