Shukrun, Albert

Son of Machlouf and Zahara. Born on 1 January 1930 in the city of Paz, Morocco, he immigrated to Israel in 1947. He studied at the elementary school in his hometown and studied Gemara in the “Hadar” School, and began working with his brothers in the workshops they owned. Albert was a member of the Aliyat Hanoar movement and in 1947 left his parents’ house without their knowledge and immigrated to Israel with his friends from the youth movement, leaving Morocco illegally and forcing them to travel to Algeria. He married Penny, and two years later their first daughter was born, and the family moved to Jerusalem, and Albert began to work in construction and proceeded very quickly And converted a few years later was a foreman at Solel Boneh and took part in the construction of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Albert came to Israel at the age of 17, he joined the army and fought at once Liberation War. After that he was called for periods of reserve duty and completed various courses. In 1954 he graduated with a master’s degree in 120-mm cannons, and in 1957 he completed a symbolic course in heavy mortars. Albert fought the Sinai Campaign and the Six Day War and was commended by his commanders. In 1972, Albert was sent to serve in the IAF and took part in the Yom Kippur War on May 14, 1977. On May 14, 1977, Albert fell in reserve duty during an active reserve duty and was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Albert was an active and diligent man and a soldier willing to volunteer for any position and to be of help to his comrades and commanders. In the Jerusalem building, where Albert took a great part, my condolences. ” Albert’s family donated a curtain and books in memory of the synagogue in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem.