Rappoport, Peter (Pinchas)
So of Sabina and Meron. He was born on the 27th of Cheshvan 5731 (26.11.1970) in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. When he was two and a half, he immigrated with his family to Israel. The father, a construction engineer by profession, chose to settle in Be’er Sheva, which was then in a state of accelerated construction. Peter was well absorbed in the neighborhood kindergarten and soon became a sabra in every respect. He began his studies at Ma’ayan Elementary School and continued with the real track in the Comprehensive High School in Be’er Sheva. His favorite profession was physics. During these years, Peter’s character had crystallized as a curious, mischievous, joyful boy. His main hobby at that time was the shooting. The practice of shooting and being a natural sniper made him a great shooter. Through tours he explored the wonderful world, the natural world. He walked in desert nature, accompanied by his beloved dog. He cultivated his first love for the red alfa secret car. Peter was active in the Israeli motor club and even helped a car racing club. He soon became an expert on the subject. His many friends and acquaintances would “go on pilgrimage” to him in any matter related to driving and handling the car. Adventurous and ambitious, with a desire to free himself from convention and to be free, a ‘wild’ person (in the good sense of the word) who is not afraid of anything. Smart, beautiful and smiling. He believed in life and its meaning and all that it contained. A special person without a doubt. Peter was a leader and everything had to go the way he wanted. He always had a vivid, radiant look. At the end of July 1990, he was drafted into the IDF, where he volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade, successfully completed his parachute training course and was trained as a sniper course graduate, and at the end of the course joined the platoon company in the battalion. He was able to recover from the injury and quickly joined his friends, and his commanders testified that he was an outstanding and devoted soldier, responsible and loved by all. It was important for him to prove to himself and to his surroundings that he could be On April 13, 1993, Peter was killed in a battle in the village of Qantara and the force with which he was moving on a booby trapped explosive device was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Be’er He was survived by his parents, and Alex, aged twenty-two, was killed. A section from a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, which was written by the unit commander: “Peter was a professional fighter and was able to shoot high in the operational position in Zerit, where he met in the observation tower, and was proficient in the field. The soldiers were assigned to guard duty, which required a high level of organization and personal integrity, and despite the fact that he was a lookout at the outpost, he volunteered to go on a walking tour, proudly walking with the lead company next to the company commander. The defense minister sent a letter to the family in which he expressed his condolences. The IDF Chief of Staff gave his condolences to the grieving family, and his family and friends published a pamphlet in his memory in which he spoke about his character, a piece of words written in a memorial booklet by one of his friends: “The greatest honor , That we can give to our dear friends whose spirit is walking above us is to stand humble before them and say that their shy voice, which is denouncing its silence, is heard from the end of the earth to the end, that we will try our best to build above the roots that they themselves stuck in the hard ground,, A nice house, a society as beautiful as possible. “
