Sidis, Yehuda

Son of Yitzhak and Fortuna. He was born in Acre on 3 November 1954. He studied at the Gordon Elementary School in the city and continued to study in the second Aliyah school in the city, where he studied for two years the vocational training course at the Tzur High- During his studies, he was a member of the National Working and Studying Youth movement and active in the Gadna. If he was not among those who failed in his studies, Yehuda decided to stop studying. The sea, on whose edge he grew, pulled him tightly, and Yehuda became a full-fledged sailor. During the year before his enlistment, he worked in Israeli freighters and saw the whole world. His letters, which he regularly sent to his family, indicated that he had a keen eye and ability to write. Yehuda was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in February 1973 and assigned to the Armored Corps, and after completing his basic training in the tank fields and being certified as a tank driver, he joined the glorious 7th Brigade.In the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War, Judah fought bravely and was among those who arrested the invading Syrian forces. Judah was caught between the forces that penetrated deeply into Syria, and the war left a sad impression on Judah, who saw with his own eyes the best of his comrades, who had witnessed the horrors of fire and blood, became more serious, more considerate and more introverted. He had a tank commander course, he was an excellent tank commander, and his command was excellent, and Judah gave him confidence and confidence A. On the 17th of Elul 5707 (August 24, 1975), Judah fell while serving in the military cemetery in Nahariya, leaving behind his parents, four brothers and sisters, and his commanding officer wrote to the bereaved family: “Judah was among the first people Who faced the Syrians when the fighting broke out. The achievements of the battalion are known today to all the people of Israel, and Judah had a large part of them. The battalion’s soldiers and commanders were very attached to Judah and appreciated his personal qualities as a person who was always willing to help and help. As a commander, he was very fond of his command, as well as of the commanders who were parallel to him and above him. In the course of time, Yehuda became a figure and a concept in the battalion, and everyone liked him … “His family donated religious objects to the Elijah Hanavi Synagogue in Akko to commemorate his name.