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Shalit (Segal), Omer

Shalit (Segal), Omer


Ben Yehudit and Meir. Born on the 16th of Av 5737 (16.7.1977) in Ramat Hasharon, Omer was always taller than everyone else – 1.85 meters in height, and even as a child he was always in the lead above everyone else. His large, large hands, which he moved with a kind of special gesture, as if he were a painter, and the many books he read in both Hebrew and English, he held in one hand, supporting and surrounding the book as a whole. He was very successful in this field and he played with it for many days – cards, rope cutting, rings, “amputation” of limbs (hands), etc. Once, at a family meeting Surprised when Omar family without handball picked up a chair, with his father about him, height 20 cm from the floor. An amazing event, documented in the camera and stirred the family for a long time. Omer’s hobby and desire was to become a film director. “Spielberg will still work for me,” was the slogan. And Omer, a serious, smart, very sensitive person, a wonderful combination that suited the profession so much, has been involved for a long time – writing screenplays, directing and playing many friends as actors and collaborators, shooting a video camera And ideas for movies – all in quantities. Scenes for “Chamber Quintet” TV series, ideas for children’s books, adults. Everything is beautiful, smart, brilliant. Omar, a man sensitive to himself, to others, to what is happening around him. As if the world were transparent to him. He looked at him, at him and through him. He knew how to diagnose each problem, to set a different, unique, different perspective. Omer composed definitions for logic puzzles, in which he was an expert. About fifty definitions were found among its pages and published on the newspaper. Plus – the songs. Omer wrote dozens of exciting, sensitive songs. The songs were grouped into an impressive collection in its scope, variety and variety. A poem of eulogy he wrote about space is also found among its pages. The space that is not, the remaining space, as if he had eulogized himself: “And when he is gone, there is only space left. He / she remains a void / And we will remember / We will not forget him / And the same smile. / Never – / May his memory be blessed. ” Omer spent three years with the family on a sabbatical in the United States: in grades three to four he studied in Philadelphia, and in 10th grade he studied in Washington. These years contributed to his being a broad-minded and world-wide personality. His English was immaculate. He passed 10th grade easily from a scholastic point of view. He devoted much of his time to the subject he loved so much, attending the school’s prestigious television team, which documented events and screened a school news bulletin once a week. Omer was very proud of this unique affiliation. Omar was a family man. He loved family events, the warmth of the house, the caress of the family, the grandparents. He loved his sisters very much. Rotem, as a beautiful little girl and smart, and adolescent girl, with whom he could talk, to sit on the sofa in her room, play guitar, sing together, exchange experiences and instructions on the operation of “viewers.” And Reut, as a small family member, handsome, intelligent, could indulge in a half-fatherly attitude, laugh at how nosy she was, pick her up and throw her in the air. The home team (the children) often played together: soccer in the hallway of the house in a rolled stocking, table ping pong in the summer yard, board games in the Jerusalem winter, which Omer loved so much. A cohesive team, learning trips and shared experiences, warm, loving. Omer was an apprentice and counselor in the Scouts movement. The heat of scouting came from the great belief inEducation for values, the need to pass on and give an example of tolerance, appreciation for others. Zionism, just like that. He guided the Omer tribe on Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem. They shared with Omar the great knowledge he had about the battles for the capture of Ammunition Hill in the Six Day War, his love of the place, and his sense of commitment to convey the legacy of the battle to the apprentices. Everything was done quietly and seriously. He felt a strong sense of continuity, which he also fulfilled in his military service. Life in the shadow of Ammunition Hill, the studies at the Rene Cassan High School in the same compound, and the houses close to the hill, were intertwined. Omer graduated from Rene Cassan as an outstanding student. He loved the institution very much. At the end of the event, which took place at Binyanei Ha’uma, Omer performed in a single performance in front of 1,200 people, an amazing and witty performance that aroused and amused the audience: a trip to Greece, the end of childhood, a trip with his best friends, Ran, Amit, Sharon, Shai, Anat, etc. His connections with Ran and Daniel have not stopped all these years: My childhood friends, my true friends, it was important for Omer to serve in a combat unit, At the beginning of August 1995, he chose to serve in the “Orev” company of the Nahal Brigade, a difficult and exhausting operational service, “a big man on a small team,” his commander called him, Ham excels in all his limbs, making his friends a role model and role model. His actions stemmed from a deep understanding of the justice of the path and from a very impressive scale of values. Omar invested heavily in the team and his friends loved him, consulted him and waited to hear what he had to say. On the evening of 28 February 1997, Omar fell in the “helicopter disaster” on his way to an operational mission in Lebanon. He and his teammates, ten of them, all perished in the disaster on their way to the Beaufort outpost. In the disaster, seventy-three fighters died. Omar was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Survived by his parents and two sisters. His friends, with whom he wrote, directed and produced films, parted from him: “You have a book ‘How do you write a screenplay ?!’ First of all, we build a hero, we have a hero, the hero in this film is funny, he’s so funny that Quentin Tarantino has more to learn from him, this hero is smart, ask all his teachers from school. When he is embarrassed, but he reigns in embarrassing others, he is ambitious and invests and gives of himself, as no one knows how to give, and everything is as quiet as an afterthought – ask his followers from the Scouts – they will tell you about his devotion to them, time and investment, faith … The hero in this film is a professional basketball player, you can develop a half-hour conversation with him … Omer, if you were here, you’d probably say that This REIT has a really sad ending, and you ‘d laugh at it, like everything. His family wrote: “Nine and a half years of work, great products that are not characteristic of a man of his age, were not surprising, and spiritual and intellectual wealth characterized Omar and left us with him today and tomorrow for many days. With him, expect him, live with him and him. ” “You were supposed to be the most famous person in the group, the one who would be proud to say that we knew each other when they all wanted to ask for a signature, and everything remains like dreams now, and the memories will not be taken away.”

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