Tamam, Moses

Son of Galia and Eli was born on 23 June 1965 in the Havatzelet Hasharon transit camp near Netanya. Moshe completed his studies at the elementary school in Avihail and attended the Ruppin School Middle School in Emek Hefer. He then moved to the vocational school Neurim, where he specialized as a technical equipment operator. Moshe loved the sea to the west of Havatzelet Hasharon, the kurkar rocks rising from the beach, the plants and the animals: birds, dogs, cats and horses. He was a handsome young man, pleasant and diligent, who liked to help others and settle quarrels in the family and outside. Moses had an evening voice which he liked to make public, and a gentle and sensitive soul. His sense of humor captured the Lev of everything, small and large, and in times of need he was a source of support and support for the needy. Moshe had great plans for him – he wanted to establish a Jewish family in Israel. In May 1983, Moshe enlisted in the IDF, underwent basic training and was assigned to the Engineering Corps, where he worked as a roadblazer, took courses in mining and sabotage, and learned to drive a truck. In his unit he served as an instructor in the operation of heavy machinery, and even participated in a film about mechanical engineering operators prepared by the engineering corps. The film was screened as a television service, and introduced the “Neurim” school and its students. On August 6, 1984, Moshe went home on vacation, met with his girlfriend and accompanied her to her home in Tiberias. In the evening he returned by bus from Tiberias to Tel Aviv. At the Beit Lid station he got off the bus and disappeared. Four days later, on August 10, 1984, his body was found with signs of sabotage in his head. There was a penetrating bullet in his chest. The investigation of the military police and the security forces revealed that Moshe was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists from the state of Baka al-Garbiya. He was 19 years old. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Netanya. Survived by his parents, three brothers and two sisters. Defense Minister Moshe Arens wrote in a letter of condolence to the family: “Moshe gave his life for his homeland, he was an excellent soldier, a good friend, volunteered for the missions he performed best.” Moshe’s memory was commemorated by his family in a memorial monument erected in Havatzelet Hasharon, the settlement where he was born and raised