Toch, Binyamin-Yosef (Halevi) (“Benny”)

Son of Tzadok Avraham (Halevy) and Adina. He was born in Jerusalem on 26.2.1949. He was born at the end of the War of Independence, austerity and deprivation prevailed, and Benny was not very strong in his body, because the difficult times influenced him. He studied at the elementary and high school “for example” in the city and turned out to be a diligent and understanding student. He excelled in his writings and his academic achievements proved that he had a talent for writing. When he was about ten he decided to write a story about the children of Jerusalem during the siege. He did not want to show his work to anyone because of his modesty and humility. Only his sister was able to read his story “stealthily” and enjoyed the wonderful tongue and interesting content. His sister wanted him to send the story to one of the youth newspapers for publication, but he refused to do so because he thought his story was not worth reading and the story was lost. He had a golden Lev. He helped many of his friends who had a hard time studying and used to invite them home to help them prepare their lessons. He practiced sports and gymnastics to develop his body and muscles, and so his weak body grew stronger since childhood. In 1963 he was awarded the Silver Medal for Sports, by the Sports and Physical Education Authority of the Ministry of Education and Culture, and was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement. He worked very hard on behalf of our children’s foundation and saved many children from the mission, bringing them to a club in the Musrara neighborhood, helping them with their studies and caring for their parents, and his family and best friends knew nothing about his actions, Tori Yeshurun, “in a issue that appeared a few months after his fall, lists were published about the sons of Yeshurun ​​(House 5) A list of many, the deeds of a young righteous man who had a great Lev. “The teacher concluded his list with the following words:” He gave everything Until he gave his whole life to his homeland. He spent a few days near his birthday – a real death of the righteous. “He was a children’s guide during the summer holidays, and the children loved him very much, and he used to do a little kindness in his home, a few times a week. Will study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the Faculty of Political Science after completing his duty to the homeland and will be discharged from the IDF. He joined the IDF in August 1967. He wanted to join the commando unit in order to serve his homeland in a combat unit and did not avail himself of all the mother’s pleas to choose a unit in which the service was less dangerous, Then the NCO course and won the “Slingshot Mark”. He did not like to boast about his achievements in the IDF, but he did not like to boast, and was always a stickler in his difficulties and was not proud of his achievements: On February 1, 1970, he fell in the line of duty. He was brought to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, and after his fall, a pamphlet called “Benny” appeared in his memory, and fragments of memoirs about him were published in Tory Yeshurun ​​in the 20 th edition of “Iyar 5731” In order to commemorate his activities in the “Our Children Fund,” the director of the institution, Rabbi Toren, devoted a learning library to his name.