Son of Clara and Jacob, was born on January 30, 1953, in Haifa. Simcha attended the Alliance elementary school in Haifa and when his family relocated to Holon he continued his studies there. He completed his studies in physics and mathematics at the School of Practical Engineering at Tel Aviv University. Simcha was an outstanding student, diligent and diligent and devoted most of his time to studying physics. I do not know and can not explain this phenomenon, but suddenly I want to learn and know as much as possible, I love the physics that explains the various natural phenomena, and all you have to do is understand the phenomenon that is called Adam and Laugh with Physics, and you have a solution to many of the world’s problems, is there anything more Yaffa than understanding nature and hiding man? He had great curiosity and a desire to study and study the phenomena of nature and to study the secrets of man. He was serious, a brilliant fellow, and despite his youth he was plagued by fundamental existential questions for which he sought a solution. He was never content with accepting the phenomena as they were – he always wanted to study them. He had a brilliant analytical ability and the more he knew, the more he had to walk. Although he devoted a great deal of time to his studies, he did not shut himself off from the company of boys and girls his age. He was sensitive and attentive to the feelings of others, to understand them, to help them and to enrich their lives. In a letter of condolences to his father David on the death of his wife, Simha wrote: “… I understand that this did not come as a surprise to you, because she was ill for a long time. He was a good friend, devoted and very honest, and he was surrounded by a tight band of friends and friends. He was aware of what was going on, was active, arguing and full of refinements and rhetoric from the Bible, but above all he was a real intellectual and reduced to spending and developing into the delusions of adolescence: “Many ask me why you do not spend? And every time I explain again that there are lovers who spend time and those who love learning. In each person there is love, but in each one it is directed in another direction. Indeed, I loved to study, especially science. I was stunned by the natural phenomena of nature. Nature is not disorganized; He was organized, and his phenomena, in the event that you deepen your research, interest and beauty. “Simcha was a faithful and devoted son to his mother, who was connected to his father and worried about his brother Ron On the eve of his departure for battle in Mount Hermon, In which you encourage me in these difficult times. Today I am facing a battle that I think will be difficult and I do not know what its consequences will be. In any case, if something happens to me, I hope you will look after Mom and Ron as always. “During his military service, Simcha wrote a letter to the officer in charge of his unit:” There is no doubt that I owe many people, Which in my opinion is a symbol of the mother’s image. I always have to take care of her children, nurture them and take care of everything they need … She prepared the dishes I loved and tried to dress me appropriately when I insisted on being a schlumber … I must confess that I loved you very much. “In that letter he wrote to his brother:” Ron, The blows you took from me were because you made me angry when you were young. I know that today you are more considerate, behave in an older way … Make sure that Mother’s life is not accompanied by tension. Try to make things easier for her and in the future remember the past and what she did for both of us. He treated her kindly, and please try to learn. Remember, I want you to come and be something and someone honorable. “Simcha was drafted into the IDF in early August 1971 and assigned to the Golani Brigade. Even though he was not militaristic, he was was an idealist, and decided that if he had to serve the country, he would do so wholeheartedly. After completing an officer’s course, he wanted to join an operational unit, and therefore did not agree to instruct cadets, as he was offered. He came to the company, demanding from his soldiers what he demanded of himself – everything, but he encountered soldiers who were not as willing as he was. He did not despair, and patiently and humanly – but firmly – he achieved the desired accomplishments with them. In his opinion, he said: “A wise and courageous officer, with leadership and organizational ability, very active, well versed in everything that goes on in the company, and doing what is required of him and very sympathetic to his commanders and subordinates.” Simcha himself wrote about his soldiers: “I loved my soldiers, more than just friendship, our relationship; they always consulted with me on their personal and even the most intimate problems, and often came to me and asked me to ask them for the company commander. They always saw me first as a friend and then as a commander. “When the Yom Kippur War broke out, his unit was supposed to participate in the bitter battle on Mount Hermon, and many officers were hurt and the officer who led his unit was delighted and he showed courage and ingenuity. Until shortly after his injury he returned to the unit, full of energy and willingness, unable to lie down while his comrades were fighting.after the battle, Simha was interviewed for a radio program broadcast on Army Radio, in which he described the course of the battle and the heroic heroism of his soldiers. At the end of the war in which many of his comrades were killed, many difficult questions began to surface in his mind. Simcha debated between his desire to move to serve in the Armored Corps and his desire to be released, to travel to the United States and to study physics with the help of a scholarship. At the same time, he kept up his spirits, encouraged everyone and promised that everything would be good. This was the period of attrition in the Golan Heights and its unit secured one of the most important points on the Golan Heights, Tel-Antar. Every day his unit was heavily shelled, and he would warn his soldiers not to be outside unnecessarily. But he himself hastened from position to position, exposed to enemy fire, to make sure everything was in order. On April 17, 1974, he was hit by a shell and on the way to the hospital died of his wounds. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Haifa. Survived by his parents and brother. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “We had many hopes as a commander in the battalion, and Simcha, who completed an officers’ course only a year ago, proved himself an excellent officer and commander before, during and after the war.” His family published a pamphlet in his memory containing a long letter that Simcha wrote about three months before he fell, and which was entrusted to him by the unit’s adjutant. This letter begins with the words: “Everyone has peace” and ends with the sentence: “Strengthen and strive for a better future.” The letter is a wonderful human document of a man whose sense predicted his imminent end. The letter is the soul-searching of a boy who suddenly grew up and looked at the world with sober and intelligent eyes.
