Severo, Daniel (Danny)

Son of David and Chava. . He was born on the 19th of Elul 5709 (September 7, 1949) in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, and immigrated to Israel with his family through France in 1950. He attended the Herzlia elementary school in Lod and the Ramle-Lod high school. He was an outstanding student in biology, active in the classroom and aware of what was going on around him. He took an active part in class parties and school celebrations. He was thirsty, loved by the teachers and students alike by his polite manner and by his serious attitude to the tasks assigned to him. He loved to help everyone, and it was right to do for the common good. He had many talents, an athlete and a sports fan and participated in most marches. He played the violin well and studied at the Conservatory in Lod. All his feelings seemed to be expressed in the sounds of the violin and in this way he would express what he dared not express in words. He had a very pleasant voice, and his parents wanted to let him develop it, but he preferred to devote himself to his studies. In class he was always pursuing justice and peace out of a sense of responsibility and independence and through persuasive power and a powerful personality. He was an honest and truth-telling student with a strong sense of humor and always did everything he had to do with great precision and diligence. His high school teacher testified that he had a well-developed personality with wide horizons, with a bright future. He was a battalion commander in the Gadna and was assigned to the IDF in August 1967 and volunteered to serve in the IDF. The paratroopers. He excelled in the army as a man of great suffering and a strong desire to overcome all the difficulties he faced. When his mother once asked him, “Is not that hard, Danny?” He answered: “There is nothing difficult, only the will and the power of suffering,” and the question “How did you find the Arabs?” He answered: “People are like everyone else.” On the 5th of Sivan 5709 (5.6.1969), he fell in an encounter with a terrorist squad and was brought to rest in the Ramle cemetery, and wrote in his condolences to his family: “Your Daniel served in the battalion for a long time, “Kim was placed as a company commander in a company that enlisted in November. At first we did not know him-a quiet, humble fellow who was hard to comprehend. It was not until time passed that we got to know him. As a commander, his soldiers say, he did not punish. He explained them and projected security on them. His soldiers trusted him and obeyed his orders. Commanders accept that this is the commander’s greatest achievement. Not only as a symbol we respected him but also as a person. He never raised his voice, did not argue or insist. Because what he had had to give his friends. – – – Dear deposit deposited in our hands and we lost it. We are partners in mourning and proud of you. We saw you in the funeral – a hero was Danny and his parents heroes, who bear their great pain with courage and dignity. The image of Danny and the brave behavior of his parents in their disaster are a source of inspiration for us and they give us the belief that their sacrifice will not be in vain. “