Shmulevich, Alexander (Sasha)

Alexander (Sasha), son of Martha and Samuel, was born in the Soviet Union on September 14, 1945. As a child, his family moved to Poland and from there immigrated to Israel in 1957. Alexander was drafted into the IDF in late October 1963 and assigned to the infantry. After completing basic training, he was assigned to the Golani Brigade. Since he was required to treat his parents’ farm, he was released early. At the end of October 1964, Sasha was released from regular service, the agriculture fell on his shoulder, his little brother helping him. In 1966 he married his girlfriend Shoshana from Givat Hamoreh. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Sasha parted from his wife and three small children and went with his unit to the Golan Heights, where he was joined as a machine gunner in the Armored Corps unit, and he participated in the heavy battles against the Syrians. On the 19th of Tishrei 5734 (19.10.1973) Of the company commander and moved with him in an area exposed to enemy fire, and several times that day he rescued wounded people under fire while standing in a bare position at the Nahariya cemetery, leaving a wife, a daughter and two sons, a mother and brother. For his activities in the Golan Heights, Sasha received a commendation from the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Mordechai Gur, which reads: “I commend The late Corporal Shmulevich Alexander for his courage, spirit of volunteerism and brotherhood. The following is a description of the incident: In the Yom Kippur War, Corporal Alexander Shmulevich fought in the Armored Corps battle in the Golan Heights, and on the day after the break in the enclave, heavy artillery bombardment hit the company, Later, Corporal Alexander Shmuelevitz volunteered to join the company commander as a driver and moved with him to the ground, exposed to heavy artillery fire In the battle of Um-Butna, under heavy artillery leaving, the company’s soldiers took shelter in a place that was too small to hold all the soldiers.Shmulevich volunteered to go outside to observe the enemy, and in this position, Corporal Alexander Shmuelevich discovered courage, a spirit of volunteerism and the brotherhood of fighters.