Schory, Moshe

Moshe, son of Sarah and Lita, was born on 27 June 1946 at Beit Hashita. He grew up and was educated in the company of children in the kibbutz and completed his high school studies in a humanistic track. Two days before the “Black Sabbath” Moshe, the son of parents who immigrated to Israel aboard an illegal immigrant ship, was born and experienced endless hardships on the way from Romania to Palestine. During his free time he listened to music, especially to Hasidic-Jewish music, which was close to his heart. Moshe was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1965 and assigned to the Infantry Corps, after completing his basic training course for platoon commanders and parachuting courses, and was awarded “Paratrooper Wings”. Some time before the end of his compulsory service he took a course for infantry officers, at the end of which he was granted the rank of officer. He participated in the battles in June 1967 and was given the “Six Day War” Award. He was a devoted and responsible soldier. He aspired to succeed in his positions and had a willpower, stubborn and consistent. Even in the harsh conditions of service in the field, he always found a quiet corner to write a loving letter home. After his regular service, in November 1968, he was assigned to a reserve unit and later transferred to the Artillery Corps. Moshe volunteered to work as part of the third year of service in Misgav Am. He spent four years in a kibbutz near the Lebanese border. At first he was withdrawn and alone, but soon he had many friends. His willingness to make and contribute – at work, in the guidance of children and in social life – aroused respect and esteem among his friends. Moshe was part of the team that tried to organize a group of kibbutzim for Misgav Am, and in one of these meetings he met Shlomit, a daughter of Givat Haim. “It was love at first sight,” the family said. The two of them knew many hours of beauty and happiness together. When they had to part for a while, they wrote letters to each other filled with longing and love. In the spring of 1973, Moshe and Shlomit came to Beit Hashita, where they took their first steps in their new, old home: Shlomit studied art and crafts at the Oranim Seminar and worked in the Young Age Club, and Moshe devoted himself to various jobs in the agriculture. On Yom Kippur, Moshe was called to his unit and sent to the southern front, and as an officer in the Artillery Corps, he was attached to an armored company and served as an observation officer in front of the Second Egyptian Army. (11.10.1973) Moshe fought in the company commander’s tank when the company found heavy fire. In the morning, his tank was hit by a direct hit, and only the tank driver was rescued, and the burnt tank was left in the no-man’s-land between the armies, and Moshe was declared missing. He left behind a wife, parents, and two sisters. On the 26th of Tishrei 5735, his widow died in a car accident, on her way to visit Moshe’s sister, who gave birth to her eldest son