Shaki, Moshe
Moshe, son of Ruth and Albert, was born on September 14, 1951 in Tiberias and attended the “Ehrlich” elementary school in the city. Afterward, he continued to study at the military boarding school near the “Reali” school in Haifa, and completed his studies in the 15th graduating class. He was a devoted and loyal son to his parents, and a good brother to his brothers and sisters, who kept the mitzvah of respecting parents and devoted much of his time to caring for his brothers and his younger sisters. As the eldest son of the family, saw himself as responsible for their safety and always helped his parents with their care, education and growth, he respected and admired his father and loved his mother with all his heart. He also had musical talent, studied accordion, and played the flute, and since he spent his youth near the Sea of Galilee, he especially enjoyed swimming and sailing, and from a very young age spent most of his spare time by the water. At first he would admire the fishermen and their boats. Moshe was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early August 1969 after completing his studies at the military boarding school and was assigned to a career army for three years, and was assigned to the Armored Corps. He was specially sent to a parachuting course, also to driving studies at the expense of the IDF, and was granted a driver’s license in a truck. During his long service, Musa held many positions, such as the commander of the tank division, the battalion liaison officer and the assistant to the operations officer, and his commanders regarded him as a good officer who tried to perform his duties in the best possible manner. In his civilian life, as in the army, Musa was loved by all, both subordinates and commanders, and in the course of his service, In the Yom Kippur War, Musa participated in the battles in the Golan Heights and afterwards Pivotal battles fought in Sinai, the role of a tank commander. On 26 Tishrei 5734 (22/10/1973) his tank was hit directly hit, fired by the Egyptians to him in a night ambush, near Ismailia, and he was killed instantly. For fifty-one days, his family was tormented by a lack of knowledge of the fate of their loved one until the bitter news of his downfall came. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Tiberias. Survived by his parents, four sisters and a brother. His parents contributed to his memory a library of science, established at the Erlich elementary school, and donated to the same school a silver trophy, which passes annually to a class that excels in sports. His father hung a memorial plaque in the synagogue of the Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Yeshiva in Tiberias, commemorating his memory, and donated a wall clock to the Rambam Beit Midrash in Tiberias, dedicated to the memory of Moshe.
