Shemesh, Joshua

Son of Shalom and Leah. He was born in 1943 in Arbil, Iraq. He began his studies at the school of the Jewish community in the city, but studied for only one year – since the State of Israel was established, and Yehoshua’s family was also caught up in the fever of the aliyah to Zion. In 1951, the extended family arrived in Israel. At first she was referred to the Kaduri transit camp at the foot of Mount Tabor. Two years later she moved to the transit camp in Tiberias. And in this city, Yehoshua continued his studies in the fifth public school. Joshua was a diligent student and also developed extensive social activity in Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed and the Technical Club. Which also served as a guide. In time he also became interested in party activity. Among the sports he chose, as his favorite occupation, soccer, and he played in the Hapoel youth team in Tiberias. Due to the poor economic situation of the large family, Yehoshua refrained from continuing to receive formal education. He was looking for casual work to help housekeeping. Most of his work was in agriculture, on Kibbutz Massada. In mid-November 1960, Yehoshua was drafted into the IDF, where he underwent training courses for cooks and kashrut and was employed for most of his service. In 1968 he moved to Petach Tikvah, married his wife Shoshana and built his home, and they had two sons, and his daughter was born after his death, Yehoshua worked in the construction profession, As part of Solel Boneh, and during his free time took part in evening classes for high school On the eve of his high school studies, it seemed to him that he had come to rest, but the cruel fate had come to him and on the 11th of Tevet 5739 (January 11, 1979) Who was born in Petah Tikva and left behind a wife, two sons, a daughter who was born after they fell, parents, brothers and sisters. “Yehoshua Shemesh was one of the veterans and loyals of the battalion, in his fifteen years of service In the unit he was a good soldier, dedicated and loyal. Together, we passed milestones in the history of the state: the Six-Day War and the War of Attrition followed by the Beit Shean Valley and the Jordan Valley, the Yom Kippur War and the War of Attrition followed in the Golan Heights. Yes, he served in all the training and operational activities of the battalion, and recently he died. “