Raz (Rosenzft), Shalom

Shalom, son of Tamara and Eliezer, was born in Rehovot on January 4, 1951 with his twin sister, Bruria, Shalom joined the IDF in early 1969 and volunteered for the Armored Corps. His family tried to persuade him to enlist in a noncombatant force, or at least try to serve close to home. But Shalom replied to his mother: “Mother, you with your past as a survivor of the Holocaust, a fighter for aliyah, a patriot like you, to say these things?” His answer embarrassed his parents and they gave in. After basic training, he was sent to the Armored Corps School where he underwent various courses until he was certified as a tank commander. During his service he bought many friends and friends who appreciated him and saw him as a soulmate. Shalom always preferred the good of the friend. His letters to his twin sister who called her “my other half” imbued with humor and worldview through pink glasses. When his time came to be released, his commanders wrote in his release card that Shalom’s behavior was very good and that he was “a dedicated and loyal soldier, who did his duty with dedication and good spirit.” At the beginning of November 1972, he was discharged from regular service and assigned to a reserve unit of the IAF. Gaza was his ambition to continue studying. He was accepted to the Technion preparatory program and successfully passed the entrance examinations. At the Technion he planned to study at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. His teacher in the preparatory program said that Shalom was the kind of rare student “those who are hidden because of their abilities and skills and because of their will, dedication and work … It was pleasant to predict your will and seriousness, and it was always impressive to look at your work – exercises, notebooks, Such order and devotion are not too widespread. ” His hobbies were drawing drawings and graphics. The malignant disease of his beloved mother filled his Lev with grief and his drawing was bitterly bitter. His classmate, Ilan, said that Shalom had a physical intuitive understanding and could always judge every subject in physics quickly. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Shalom was drafted into the Sa’ar battalion. The battalion was sent to the Golan Heights and participated in the battles of containment and infiltration on the Syrian front. On the 12th of Tishrei 5740 (October 12, 1973), a battle broke out in the region of Zerat Beit-Jan. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Ashkelon. Survived by his parents, brother and twin sister. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant.