Scantia, Shlomo

Son of Marco and Shifra. He was born on September 25, 1948 in Jassy, ​​Romania. Immigrated to Israel with his family in 1962. When he came to Israel, Shlomo encountered many difficulties: At first he had difficulty in language, but he soon learned it. Then his mother fell ill and it worried him for months. But Shlomo was not broken and overcame his difficulties. After completing elementary school, he continued to study at the Danziger Comprehensive High School in Kiryat Shmona. He continued his studies in the real world and was considered an outstanding student. Was an excellent athlete and a member of the local Hapoel. He spent his leisure time mainly in the volleyball game, but also dealt with light athletics. He also devoted time to reading books. In the early years of high school, he was a member of the “Scouts” movement and was active in the Gadna – Air and Ballet, where he was known as a quiet boy, disciplined and fond of all his teachers and educators. Shlomo was drafted into the IDF in August 1967 and assigned to the Armored Corps, but did not give up his studies for even one year. He used to practice math problems and learn from various scientific literature he received through the Weizmann Institute and the University. At the beginning of his service he had time to study but after he entered the Tank Command School he no longer had time. He finished the course and immediately entered a continuous service and most of the time was in the Suez Canal area. For more than a year, at short intervals, he was in the Canal Zone and took part in many shootings with the Egyptians. On July 10 evening, a battle broke out in Port Tawfiq between his tank unit and a large unit of Egyptian soldiers that attacked it. Shlomo was seriously injured when the tank under his command went to the tank of his commander, who was attacked by the Egyptians. He managed to order his men to shoot at the enemy until he was hit by enemy fire. The next day, on the 11th of Tammuz, 5769 (11.7.1969), he died of his wounds in the hospital. He was brought to eternal rest in the Kiryat Shmona cemetery. The commander of his unit wrote in a letter of condolence to his parents: “Your son served as a tank commander in the battalion, and from the moment he arrived in the battalion he was discovered as a talented and industrious commander, with diligence and diligence, and with his diligence swept away all the commanders and soldiers. The battalion’s team lost its unit to a fearless fighter and a loyal and loyal friend, and in light of its exemplary life, we will continue to educate generations of fighters. “