Sasson, Abraham

The youngest son of Clara and Menachem. Abraham was born in Piraeus, Greece, on April 7, 1930. He had three sisters and two brothers, and when the Germans invaded Greece in 1943, his father and brother were taken to a concentration camp in Poland, In 1945. In 1945, all the orphans were brought to Eretz Israel as part of the Aliyat Hanoar youth movement, and were hired by Youth Workers in Hadera, together with another group of Greek orphans, and Mazal, his future wife, who immigrated to Israel in 1946, After the outbreak of the War of Independence, Abraham joined the Haganah and took part in defending the settlements against the Arab attacks In 1948, the youth nucleus of the agricultural settlements began helping the establishment of Moshav Tal Shahar in the Judean Shephelah, where Abraham was married to Mazal, and over the years they had four children: three sons and a daughter. He was also involved in agriculture in all its forms: cultivation of orchards, field crops, raising cows and chickens, establishing a flower garden and an excellent flower exporter, and was involved in public life in the village. Abraham loved farming and worked his land with loyalty and diligence. Avraham was a warm and loving family man to his wife Mazal and his four children: Menachem, Esther, Shmuel and Yair. After the Yom Kippur War, in April 1973, Avraham enlisted in the Border Police and served as a regular security coordinator in the moshav, where he was responsible for guarding and security in the village, organizing the patrols, training at the shooting range and conducting chase after infiltrators. And established good relations for the benefit of the residents of the village with the police of Beit Shemesh and the headquarters of the Judea Sector in the Border Police. Abraham was a Zionist who believed in the security of his country, and contributed to this in his service in the Border Police on December 25, 1981. Avraham died of cardiac arrest, and Avraham was killed during his service. He was survived by a wife, three sons and a daughter, and three sisters.