Suissa, Jacob

Jacob, son of Yemna and David, was born on December 14, 1944 in Morocco and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1957. Together with his father – a public emissary, mohel and shochet – he traveled a lot in Jewish communities in Morocco and was therefore unable to study regular studies. After the family immigrated to Israel, a number of tragedies followed, and Yaakov, aged thirteen, was forced to work to help support the family. In all the places he worked, they loved and liked him because of his diligence, honesty, devotion, and diligence. He devoted his spare time to public work. He was a member of the Mevasseret Zion religious council and a member of the Yismach Moshe synagogue committee in Mevasseret Yerushalayim and a candidate for the Mevasseret Zion local council. Yaakov was drafted into the IDF at the end of October 1962, and was assigned to the Haganah. He did everything he could to raise his medical profile. Although he suffered a lot of pain and chest pain, he left his pain from the doctors of the medical committee and after a long time succeeded in his struggle and was placed in the Jerusalem Brigade. He was a good soldier, responsible and devoted to his job, loved by his commanders and friends as an example of his good temper and obedience. Jacob was very active, energetic, full of vitality, entrepreneurial and understanding. He was not averse to any task and everything he was entrusted to fulfilled faithfully and lovingly. He never took care of anyone else, helped anyone, even if it was uncomfortable, willingly responded to every request and was good and good for all. His friends loved him for his kindness and good manners, for his gentleness and gentleness, for being friendly and a loyal confidant, and especially for his hospitality, which was very generous. In 1965 he married his girlfriend Dvora. He was a loyal son of his parents, a devoted husband to his wife and a loving father to his sons and daughter. For his part in the war in 1967 he was awarded the “Six Day War”. Two weeks before the Yom Kippur War broke out, Yaakov went to reserve duty in Sinai and, during the fighting, was on duty in the Suez Canal area. On October 7, 1973, his unit encountered an Egyptian ambush between the “Oracle” outpost and the “Hatznit” post, and in the ensuing battle, Yaakov was injured and killed there. At first he was considered missing, but his body was later identified and he was brought to eternal rest at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. He left behind a wife, four sons and a daughter, a mother, four brothers and four sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. His family donated a Torah scroll, a memorial plaque and the Zohar to the Yismach Moshe synagogue in Mevasseret Yerushalayim.