Shiffer, David

Son of Avraham and Esther (Hinda). He was born on July 5, 1941. He immigrated to Israel as part of the “Youth Aliyah” together with his younger brother Aryeh in 1948. David attended the youth village elementary school in Nitzanim and continued his high school studies. David was a serious and introspective fellow who was very lonely, his only good friend was his brother Aryeh, who together with him grew up and was educated for many years, he was conscientious and honest, he was responsible and acted decisively, loved literature and art, read poetry and prose books and was an ardent collector of works of art. He was an excellent athlete with high physical fitness, he excelled in long distance runs and always won the first places in competitions he participated in, from a young age Lam on military life and military career. David was drafted into the army in August 1959 and was put into the infantry. After completing basic training, he served as a company commander in the Golani Brigade, served as an assistant to the operations officer and later as an operations officer in the Northern Command during the Six-Day War was the chief of staff of Major General Sharon. The IDF, completed successfully there and moved to the Southern Command Command, in the role of Operations Officer. In 1973 David was appointed deputy commander of the entire region. And later as commander of the Eilat region. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and later became deputy commander of the IDF officer’s school, and David devoted himself to the army and fulfilled all the responsibilities he was given with great responsibility and pride. From his home for many months, David succeeded in his role as deputy commander of the IDF officers’ school. He knew how to discipline the apprentices and at the same time be their favorite and serve as an example. After a while, David was appointed deputy commander of the Jerusalem Brigade, and quickly took up his new position with great success, and on June 30, 1976 David fell in the line of duty in the Sinai. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Survived by his parents, and three brothers. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “David aspired to serve in the Jerusalem Brigade and succeeded in fulfilling his wish, and he took part in the unit’s life and function within a very short period of time. His family commemorated his memory in a Torah scroll donated to the synagogue in Daughter of Galim in Haifa.