Shneur, Ephraim

Ephraim (Effi), ben Naomi and Yehoshua, was born on May 14, 1951. Effi was optimistic and cheerful, and had an excellent sense of humor. He was candid, truthful, very honest and conscientious. He loved his family very much, consulted them with all respect and respect for his parents. Effi was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early 1969 and was assigned to the Israel Air Force, where he volunteered to serve in the Golani Brigade,and he took part in a course for infantry commanders and infantry officers. After a week he was called back to his battalion and was appointed commander of a company. One of his fellow officers said:” Effi was willing to take upon himself the most difficult tasks, and he would carry them out with devotion. During the Yom Kippur War, Effi participated in battles against the Syrians on the Golan Heights front. On the 12th of Tishrai, October 8, 1973, Effi Shneur was attached to a battalion that went up to Mount Hermon, where he fired a bomb and destroyed an enemy position, then organized an attack on that position and captured it under intense fire. Effi was brought to the eternal rest of the cemetery in Be’er Sheva, leaving behind his parents and two brothers and was promoted to the rank of captain and awarded the “Medal of Valor”