Sharabani, David (Didi)
David, son of Sliema and Aharon, was born on the 28th of Kislev 5714 (November 28, 1953) in Rishon Letzion. He studied at the Kron Elementary School in Rishon Letzion and continued with post-primary studies at the Kibbutz Dafna educational institution. He spent two years in a kibbutz in the north of the country, then returned to his parents’ home and completed his studies at the Amal vocational high school. The youngest son was David to his parents, brother to Sarah, Ephraim, Shoshana and Zion. Since childhood, the family, friends and acquaintances have nicknamed him “my uncle.” He was a good student and liked his teachers at school and his classmates. In the afternoons, he continued to prepare the lessons out of great interest in the study material. A friendly boy was David, took part in class trips and took part in parties and celebrations. “He was always ready to help the success of the evening, he wanted to give of himself so that everyone would be Simcha,” said his friends, who noted his kindness. At the end of eight years of study, David was sent to Kibbutz Dafna. He studied and worked in the educational framework of the kibbutz movement, and easily acquired many friends. He liked to look at the landscapes of the Galilee and the Golan Heights. In the evening the lights on the mountain ranges lit up, and the sensitive boy watched the lights twinkle with excitement. Didi worked in the farm fields and workshops, and after two years of studying and working separately from his friends, he returned to his parents’ home. “They always miss the house, and David also feels a strong desire to return home,” the family said. “The younger brother was David, and perhaps because of that he felt the need to return to the hot nest.” David completed his high school studies at the “Amal” vocational school in Rehovot, where he studied mechanics and succeeded in his work and studies. He was always a devoted son to his parents, helped them with sincere advice and action, and observed the mitzvah of honoring parents. His brother and sisters had a good friend, and although he was the youngest of them, he listened attentively and appreciated his views. David was handsome, serious in his approach to life, loved and loved by friends and family. David was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of May 1972 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, where he was trained in a tank training course and was trained as a liaison officer, and was later assigned to an armored unit that operated in the Golan Heights. Remembers how he followed the instructions with exemplary obedience, how-at the end of a training day-he was able to rejoice with everyone. He gave his hand to the success of a kumzitz, or other activity he had organized without prior preparation. David was one of the best in his life. “David was careful to write letters to his parents so that they would not worry: When he came home on vacation he would sit with the family and ask him to tell him what had happened in his absence. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, his armored unit was deployed in the Golan Heights, and in the midst of the fast, the fighters set out to block the Syrian forces that crossed the border from the east, and David was in a tank and five days and nights without bread. On October 11, 1973, David was killed and killed during a bloody battle on Tel Ahmar. He was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Rishon LeZion and left behind his parents, brothers and sisters, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant.
