Sherf, Joseph

Ben Nira and Jacob. Born on April 25, 1982 in Migdal HaEmek, Yossi was educated in the Shalom Aleichem elementary school in Migdal HaEmek and completed his high school studies at the Rogozin School in Migdal Ha’Emek. During his adolescence he was a social activist, among others, in the Tnupeh organization, and Yossi was a well-liked boy with a good sense of humor, and in June 2001 Yossi joined the IDF and was appointed maintenance coordinator at the Haifa maintenance base. He was well integrated into the unit and immediately liked all those around him. Yossi was always concerned about his appearance, and had deep friendships with his friends in the unit, which continued during vacations. On the 9th of Adar 5762 (March 9, 2002) Yossi was killed in a road accident on the Acre-Haifa road, near the Kiryat Haim intersection. He was twenty years old when he fell. Yossi was promoted to corporal after his death. He was laid to rest in the military section of the cemetery in Migdal Haemek. Survived by his parents.