Sharabi, Gideon
Son of Reuven and Rina. He was born on April 29, 1951 in Tel Aviv and studied at the Torat Moshe school in Hatikva. He was easy-humored, gentle-minded, and a devoted son loyal to the family and his parents, who helped his father sickly. Gideon was drafted into the IDF in May 1969. He wanted to serve in a combat unit and succeeded in reaching such a unit, and he managed to organize his life and instill joy in both his civilian life and his military life. During his service in the army cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, his uncle wrote to his parents in a letter of condolence: “Gideon came to our unit about four months ago and despite his difficulties at first he quickly integrated Within the unit, he knew everything he had to do and did everything with dedication and diligence – and sometimes at risk A great Aryeh. Perhaps it would be comforting for you to know that the missions that Gideon had filled in recent months along the Suez Canal were difficult and vital tasks, and that their performance enabled the soldiers of the first line to hold out. “