Sigavi, Shalom (Salem)

Son of Rivka and Yaakov, was born in 1938 in the city of Basra, Iraq, and immigrated to Israel in 1950. Shalom began studying in a public school in his city and when he arrived in Israel, his family settled in Afula and continued to study at the “Yizre’el” elementary school. He completed his studies at the ORT vocational school in Afula. Shalom played soccer in the Maccabi Afula group. Shalom was drafted into the IDF in early January 1956, and served in the Golani Brigade for two and a half years, and his discharge certificate was described as very good and his commanders’ assessment was that he served as a quartermaster to our full satisfaction. He began working at the Tabor knitwear factory in Afula, and was hired by the Afula Municipality in the technical department, and in 1963 Shalom married Zohara, and over the years they had three daughters and a son, Shalom was a kind man who loved to help everyone. Many of them were friends who loved to come to their home and were greeted with a smile and a smile, and Shalom loved his family and took care of everything His main hobby was to watch soccer and basketball, he loved music, enjoyed his daughter’s music, and listened to Israeli and Oriental songs as a reserve soldier, Shalom participated in the wars of Israel and was decorated with the signs of Sinai, the Six Day War and the Day of Atonement. 1984) Shalom fell in the line of duty and was put to rest in the military cemetery in Afula. He left behind a wife, three daughters and a son, three brothers and a sister. In his letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Shalom was acceptable to his friends in the unit, always helped everyone, he fulfilled his duties willingly and in the best possible way. Shalom was a veteran soldier in the battalion and his friends shocked by his sudden death, which cut off a long line of friendship and acquaintance. ” Mayor Afula noted that Shalom was “one of the dedicated employees of the municipality, who did everything he was entrusted with with great loyalty and motivation. A memorial plaque was placed in the synagogue where Shalom used to pray