Salman, Zion

Son of Shlomo and Esther. He was born on 15.8.1945 in Iraq and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1950. He studied at the Beit Yaakov Elementary School in Jerusalem and later at the Amal High School, with the aim of mechanical frameworks. Zion grew up in a well-to-do family that encountered difficulties in absorption and adjustment in Israel. Despite the many difficulties, Tzion’s father was so that all his children would be educated. In 1965, after his discharge from the military service, Zion began to work in the sedimentological laboratory at the Geological Institute within the Ministry of Development, and was a diligent, dedicated and resourceful employee who had a quick grasp and original way of thinking. And in 1972 he was awarded a prize for his diligence and efficiency, and was accepted and admired by his colleagues for his dedication, kindness, and willingness to help and help anyone in need. A focus of visits to his family and friends, and received many praise Because of her beauty and warmth, Zion and his wife raised their daughter Limor and their sons, Yaron and me, in Zion, and his children, Yaron and Eli, who devoted his free time to his family, He spent many days at his sick mother’s bedside, serving as a friend, guide and counselor to his brothers and sisters, following their development and growth, and helping them solve every problem they encountered: Zion was drafted into the IDF in 1964 And was put into infantry. In mid-March 1964 he was injured during his military service and was discharged from service due to disability. Zion did not complete his release and when he felt that he was healthy enough, he returned to serve in the infantry and was assigned to the Jerusalem Brigade. Together with his comrades he participated in the battles of the Six-Day War and in the battles of the Yom Kippur War. On the 17th of Kislev, 5738 (17.11.1977), during an active reserve service, he fell in the line of duty and was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, leaving behind a wife, daughter, Parents, three brothers and three sisters In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Ten years in the unit, and he had only friends. “His wife and children donated a Torah scroll in his memory to the Shalva Armonotich synagogue in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of Jerusalem.