Ben Nano and Tedessa. He was born on July 1, 1981, in the village of Urge, near the city of Gondar in northwestern Ethiopia. In 1991, as part of the “Operation Solomon,” Titau immigrated to Israel with his mother and his younger brother Yossi. He was eight when he arrived, and here he received his Hebrew name – Shimon. The family’s first stop was at the caravan site in Tzohar, the regional center of the Eshkol region, where they lived for a year. Afterward, they moved to Be’er Sheva and joined Shimon’s father, who immigrated to Israel before them. Shimon grew up in Be’er Sheva, the Moriah State Religious Elementary School, and the Makif Emit religious high school, and he stood out as a curious student who always wanted to know more, and as a pleasant child whose kindness and love to help are known to everyone. His younger brother, Yossi, says that more than a brother, Shimon had a friend, and the two played a lot of basketball together His sister, Ayelet, tells of the great support Shimon gave her, the encouraging words he could say, the good advice he gave and the understanding he revealed to all And he decided to go to work in order to help her economy, and after a great deal of effort he got to work twice a week, and during the remaining four days he studied. He did not earn enough money and took on additional work, and from then on he invested all his time and energy in the work – from morning to evening he worked, and all his salary contributed to the family coffers in order to allow his loved ones a higher standard of living. , With the desire to move forward and with the talent he discovered in the field of marketing gave him excellent connections with his managers, and those They were always happy to hire him. It is not inconceivable, his associates say, that he would have gone far in this profession. Shimon’s friends say that he was the social anchor, because he was the focus of attention and is always at the center of attention. He was a happy and happy man, they said, with a good sense of humor, and his sly smile, which had lost hearts. “An ideal model for the love of life,” they described him, and his close friend Aaron describes him as “a straight guy and a real gentleman, with a heart of gold that never rusts, always smiles and radiates a lot of happiness and free love to everyone around him. Shimon loved to help people in any situation at any time, was attentive and could give useful advice at the right time – “a guy with the wisdom of life and depth that was enough for all of us,” adds Aaron. Shimon had no interest in being with him-he was just there, for everyone. “People always loved you without even knowing you, because you’re an amazing guy and a magnet with an occupying personality,” his friends complimented him. When the first order arrived, Shimon was excited and happy. On his first reading he showed up at the recruitment office and asked to serve in the Border Police, where he was assigned to the Border Police, and was sent to the unit on July 27, 2000, In Gaza “and was stationed at the base of the Kissufim. Even after enlisting, he did not stop worrying about his parents and his brothers, and helped him as much as he could. Second Sergeant Tito Salomon – Shimon fell in the line of duty on 6 April 2002, five months before his release from the IDF. He was twenty-one when he fell. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Be’er Sheva with the masses escorting him on his last journey and giving him last respects. He was succeeded by his parents, a sister – Ayelet and two brothers – Yossi and Benjamin. “A saved flower that was picked,” they eulogized himHis lover, “a flower that could still blossom.” “I do not think there is anyone who can understand me as you understand, I do not think anyone will be there for me. You always knew how to say the right and true words even when I did not want to hear, but I dealt with them because of you … What I have left is to ask you, dear brother, to look after us from above, as you have been watching us here. “Your death is one-time, but our death is eternal.” Shimon, it is true that you are not physically with us, but you are saved in We love and miss you very much. ” Shimon’s close friend, Aharon Melda, said in a moving letter entitled “Unconditional friendship”: “For me, Shimon, a sun that warmed everyone’s heart until it sank without being renewed … We were good friends for five years, Until the day of your tragic and difficult death, as far as I am concerned, this was the most beautiful time of my life, I am sure that you, my dear friend, have had wonderful years of friendship with you, and I am comforted by the fact that I have many sweet memories that I will never forget. To be your best friend, and I have the privilege and the honor to share with you so beautiful years of youth, through you, I have been privileged to know your wonderful and noble family and I see in my parents My dear brother, we had a rare chemistry of biological brothers, even though there is no blood connection between us, but a cordial and friendly relationship between us and our friends. Courageous and unconditional friendship, founded on integrity and honesty, loyalty and reciprocity, endless love and respect for each other … a friend and an incomparable man, an innocent and honest fellow with the soul of a child. Very, and will continue to be always difficult. … Shimon is the dead who lives among us forever, and his image walks in the heart of all his lovers always. We will always remember you with love, respect and appreciation, because that is how we felt about you when you were alive. Shimon, my dear and pure friend, you will remain engraved and engraved in my heart forever, and serve me as a bridge to my love for your wonderful and respectable family … My friend Simon, I loved you the most and I trusted you with your eyes closed. I’m sorry I could not keep you close to your difficult and tragic day. … May your memory be blessed, my dear brother. Love you always.”
