Eliyahu, son of Amin and Zahara Topik, was born on March 25, 1925 in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, and immigrated to Israel in 1961. He loved his country and was loyal to his homeland. During his service in the reserves he fell ill and as a result of a Lev attack he died on the 29th of Iyar 5727 (29.5.1967). He was laid to rest in the civil cemetery in Be’er Sheva, leaving a wife and four children.