Raphael, Shalom (Shlomo)

Shalom (Shlomo), son of Moses and Moshe, was born on May 18, 1950 in Beer-Yaakov. He attended the religious school “Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai” in his hometown. After graduating from school, he was forced to help his father support the family. He was one of the members of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed youth movement. He studied in a framework course and worked at Kibbutz Netzer Sireni. His superiors praised him for his diligence, his energy, his responsibility, and his precision. Shalom was very sociable, friendly, and a loyal confidant. He would love a man, not resentment, and be lenient and forgiving. He has never quarreled or quarreled with a friend and is always willing to help each person with action and advice. He had a mischievous sense of humor and sometimes liked to be a prank, but he always knew not to go beyond the limits of good taste and was honest and kind. He was not picky, he was simple and he was Simcha. He was humble in all his ways, content with a small and bright face. He loved his family, respected his parents, and respected their opinions. Shalom was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early November 1968 and was assigned to the Israel Air Force, where he was a good soldier, loved by his commanders and friends. After completing his regular service, he returned to the farm and worked there as a truck driver. When the Yom Kippur War broke out Shalom was drafted and sent with his unit to the front in Sinai. For eighteen days of fighting, he evacuated casualties and took part in the braking battles. On the 24th of Tishrei 5734 (24.10.1973), when he started the outskirts of the city of Suez, his armored half-track was hit and began to burn, and he jumped from him, wounded in the leg, and entered the building with the paramedic. He was later considered a missing person and was later buried in the Kiryat Sha’ul cemetery, leaving behind his parents, six brothers and two sisters, and was promoted to the rank of corporal. In his memory a Torah scroll to the synagogue in the Beer Yaakov transit camp.