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Shukron, Moshe

Shukron, Moshe


Son of Nina (Hannah) and Mordechai, was born on August 30, 1961 in Neve-Oved near Tiberias. Moshe was a member of a large family of children. He first studied at the elementary religious elementary school in Poria, in the years 1972-1967. When he was 12, his mother died, and he moved to live with his grandmother in Tiberias. Moshe continued his studies at the “Tachkemoni” elementary school in Tiberias, and after graduating he moved to the “Aliyat Hanoar” educational program and studied at the “Hodiyot” school in Kibbutz Lavi. He completed his studies in the drafting of a building, successfully completed his matriculation exams, and in September 1979 he enlisted in the IDF, but despite his handicap, Moshe volunteered to serve in the Paratroopers Brigade. Moshe moved up the ranks, and in January 1982 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, who was sent to the officers’ course, passed the first stages of formulation, and retired from it. He loved the work, was diligent in his studies, independent, honest, loved by those around him. Friends, teachers and commanders. When the Peace for Galilee War broke out, Moshe was with the force that first broke into Tire. On the day the war began, on the day of Tu B’Sivan, 5762 (1962), he was in an armored personnel carrier that came to the aid of casualties on the outskirts of Tire, and the APC was hit by a missile fired from one of the alleys. The crew was kidnapped by terrorists. Moshe was considered a missing man for three weeks, until his body was found in an orchard 2 km north of Tire on July 7, 1982. He left behind a father, a stepmother, He was 21 years old when he died, and Defense Minister Ariel Sharon wrote to his family: “Moshe was independent, diligent, diligent, exceptionally organized, acted on the initiative, had an extraordinary willingness to help others, His commanders and friends. “The commander of his battalion wrote to his family:” You belong to the glorious paratrooper family, which sacrificed many sacrifices on the altar of the security of the people and the state … Its members and commanders will continue to follow the path Volunteering, courage and sacrifice, to bolster the confidence of the people “.

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