Shahar, Edmond

Son of Rachel and Nissim, was born on December 3, 1949 in Casablanca, Morocco. Edmund was a member of a large family of children, who immigrated to Israel in 1956 when he was 6 years old. The family settled in Moshav Barak, in the Jezreel Valley. He studied first in the regional elementary school “Yad Lachmisha”, and after completing seven grades he moved to the Amal vocational school in Afula. From childhood he had a tendency to work in agricultural implements. Edmund loved expanses, and work in the field. He liked the tractor business, followed new agricultural tools that appeared and learned how to operate them. Edmond was a member of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed movement. He was active in it, and took part in trips organized by the movement. Edmond worked as a tractor operator in Moshav Ram-On in February 1968. In February 1968 he enlisted in the IDF and volunteered to serve in the Paratroopers Brigade. He underwent basic training, a parachuting course and a squadron commander’s course, and in October 1969 he rose to the rank of Corporal. In July 1970, Edmund rose to the rank of sergeant. He was handsome and pleasant. He never complained, and did not complain about others. Edmund was always willing to help. He was a lively, lively young man surrounded by friends and girlfriends who wanted his closeness. There was always a smile on his lips. After his discharge from the army, Edmond worked in his parents’ farm and a tractor in a neighboring moshav, where he was drafted into the Yom Kippur War, fought in the Egyptian sector, and with the force that crossed the Suez Canal, Shortly after the outbreak of the Peace for Galilee war, Edmund separated from his wife, and continued to care for his children with dedication and love, during which Edmund worked as the manager of the moshav’s orchard. With his company in Lebanon, as a veteran sergeant, he helped the young soldiers and guided them in the conditions of the battle. 82), when he and his company arrived at a night car park near Beit Lahiya, they opened fire. Edmund was hit and died on the way to the hospital. He was 32 years old. Edmund was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Afula. He left behind two children, parents, six brothers and three sisters. Defense Minister Ariel Sharon wrote to his family: “Edmund loved life, he was one of the veteran soldiers in the battalion, and he was the liaison with the young soldiers. “He said. The commander of his unit wrote to his family: “For many years of acquaintance in the military framework, and sometimes in meetings in the civilian framework, Edmund was first and foremost a good person, smiling, loving life … I lost a dear friend who for more than ten years served in the battalion” .