Ran Shmuel, son of Tova and Meir, was born on September 18, 1952 in Nir Israel. He attended the Katznelson Elementary School in Holon and completed his high school studies at the ORT vocational high school. He paid for electronics, and in the summer of 1970 he passed the final exams. Rani was an alert and playful child, and wanted to know what was going on in the world around him. He devoted many hours to reading, as well as going out and traveling in nature, alone or with friends. He was a studious student, and liked teachers and students. When he was ten years old he began to play the violin, and there was great love for this instrument. In his free time he listened a lot to classical music. From his youth, he was a member of the Scouts movement and was known as an active and dedicated youth who did not answer an empty friend. When he reached the mitzvot, he studied Torah and religion. He loved his lessons with the rabbi, and even after the Bar Mitzvah ceremony, he continued to observe the mitzvot and did the tradition in his parents’ home. When he was fourteen years old, his sister, Elisheva, was born. Despite the difference in age, the two were associated with truth. Thanks to the three children of the Shavit family, Esther, Rani and Elisheva, there was a warm and friendly atmosphere in their parents’ home. They helped each other, took care of the parents and filled the house with the joy of life. When Rani studied at the ORT vocational school, his technical skills were discovered. He built instruments of wood and metal, worked in photography and diligently studied electronics, but at the same time did not abandon his love for art. He frequently visited concerts and art and art exhibitions, explaining that there is a deep affinity between technology and art. He aspired to pursue academic studies in interior design. “In this field you can combine the technical and the artistic,” he explained. There were many friends in Rennie’s, and they looked like modern Don Quixote; A young world, imbued with faith and dreaming, who is ready to fight for justice. On the eve of his enlistment in the IDF, he was a tall, stout young man who was devoted to his family, and Ran was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early November 1970, after which he was assigned to the air force. Thanks to his technical skills, his commanders decided to send him to a ground technicians course, and after completing his course he served as a ground technician in an air force unit. In his unit he became known as a responsible and good soldier; His friends and commanders knew that any task he would carry out would be impeccable. During his vacations from the army, he spent time at home with his parents and sisters, or with friends. “Ran was a cheerful guy who liked to hang out, he was dancing with all his Lev, and when he sat at my place, he talked about the army, and he always referred to the personal problems of the guys,” said one of his friends. At the end of his compulsory service, a few days before the outbreak of hostilities, Rani decided to extend his service in the permanent army. During the Yom Kippur War, Rani worked as a ground engineer in one of the air force bases. He did his work well, for days and days he was attached to the electrical and electronic appliances that helped to operate the planes. After the war, Renn was quieter, more serious and reflective. No longer attracted to the parties and the dances. For hours he talked to his comrades about the hours of the battle and about friends who had been killed. On the 28th of Adar 5734 (28.2.1974), Rani passed away and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, leaving behind his parents and two sisters, who donated money to the scholarship, – ORT vocational high school in Holon, where Rani studied.
