Stein, Michael (Mickey)

Michael (Miki), son of Hannah and Benjamin, was born on 19.4.1949 in Rishon Letzion, where he studied at the Remez elementary school and continued his studies at the Nahalat Yehuda agricultural high school in Rishon Letzion. Michael was a sports enthusiast, with great physical strength and excelling in the field of iron-throwing, he had skilled hands, and he worked a great deal of craftsmanship, metal and wood. Friendly, hospitable and welcoming to everyone, everyone knew him as a courteous man who was always willing to help others out of generosity and generosity. He was always optimistic and Simcha, with a sense of humor and a sense of humor, and he loved his family very much and gave them many gifts and respect for his father. Michael was drafted into the IDF at the end of July 1967 and volunteered for the Nahal Brigade, where he served as a disciplined, responsible, and devoted soldier for his position. Write letters home, and did not tell them about the arduous training and the difficult field life, so as not to upset them. During the Yom Kippur War, Miki participated in battles against the Egyptians on the Sinai front. On October 7, 1973, he fell in combat at the “Oracle” outpost in the northern sector. As he and his comrades retreated from the post, by order of withdrawal imposed on them, Egyptian soldiers attacked the ambush and Michael was killed on the spot. At first he was considered missing, then a space was declared where his burial place was unknown. His body was later identified and he was laid to rest at the cemetery in Rishon Letzion. He left behind a wife and son, a father and a brother. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Michael fought valiantly in the” Oracle “fort on the Suez Canal and fell in defense of his comrades and his home in the rear,