Shnoor, Meir

The eldest son of Natan and Hinda, one of the first members of Kfar Etzion. The days of the Holocaust were in Europe, and the parents of the war refugees sought their son’s name and chose Meyer, because the name had folded the names of their parents – those who perished in the Holocaust. He spent his first three years in Kfar Etzion, but when the siege of Gush Etzion was imposed during the War of Independence, when the winter of 1948 was passed, Jerusalem was transferred to the rest of the children. But fate was cruel to Gush Etzion, the “Gush” was decided on the eve of the declaration of the state and the village defenders, almost all of them, fell in battle. Since then, Meir has undergone many wanderings that have left their mark on his development. His penchant for manual labor and mechanics stood out in Meyer as a child, and when he completed his studies in an elementary school in Haifa, he continued to study in a professional “yeshiva” in the village of Sitrin near Atlit. At the time, his talent for leadership and excellence in the technical professions stood out, even though he had the urge to do pranks and tricks he liked about his friends – and his teachers and educators admired him for his wit and sincerity. He was naturally quiet and loved the manual labor with all his Lev and soul. After his visit to the distant Negev, he returned fascinated and in love with the desert so much that he decided to return to the site one day and establish his residence there for the rest of his life. He was the editor of numerous trips throughout the country. He was a good friend and friend, loved the other and with sincere simplicity always acted as a friend to help one another. In June 1962, he was drafted into the IDF and the enlistment officers knew nothing about his short-term illness, which made him fear that Meir would not be allowed to parachute. – The paratrooper. During his regular service, he was one of the first immigrants to hold the Maaleh Gilboa settlement. This period was always reminiscent of one of the most Yaffa years of his short life. For six weeks, Meir was on guard. He completed his regular service and upon his discharge from the army settled in the Be’erot-Yitzhak group, where he was responsible for the machinery farm; He liked everything – especially the children, to whom he had a special “weakness.” In the eyes of his many friends, he is remembered for being unusually resourceful in every modest, silent role and his smile that always reveals his kindness. As stated, Meir was among the builders of Kfar Etzion and the connection between them did not cease. During all the years in the joint summer camps and conferences, he dreamed together of them about the liberation of Har Etzion and saw himself as one of its future builders. And indeed this dream came true, the boys fulfilled their vow and returned but Meir did not get it. With the outbreak of the Six-Day War, he was among the men of his regiment and on the second day of the battles, on May 26, 1967, Meir set out to attack the police academy at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem in a face-to-face battle in the canals. The order was given to charge the hill; He leaped out and was wounded by a bundle – and as he was being led to Hadassah Hospital, he died. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. In “Thirty” Meir and his friend were killed, “Yedon”, a newsletter of Be’erot Yitzhak devoted to their memory. “In Degrees of Heroes,” edited by Israel Erlich, were brought up. In the book “Marinas Gabro” of the Paratroopers Headquarters was devoted a page to his history and description of his last battle.