Touboul, Meir

Meir, son of Rachel and Jacob, was born in Morocco on 9 October 1947. His family moved to Oran, Algeria, where he studied at the Alliance school, and in 1962 his family immigrated to Israel and settled in Ashdod, – the Maimonides State Religious Book and the matriculation certificate received in the religious-religious high school. An article about his teacher Hanna Shaanan: “Meir as his name is, a warm face and pleasant manner, full of kindness and good for everyone.” The high school was at that time experiencing difficult labor pains and still had no suitable conditions for study, no equipment, and almost no teachers. Meir’s cycle, however, was one of the most wonderful and his high school diploma was one of the best, and it was one hundred witnesses to Meir’s impressive character and personality. He was smiling, shy, in the good and noble sense of the word, humble and humble. He was always pleased, always optimistic. Moro in high school says that he was “blessed with talents on the one hand and pleasant manner, that modesty, simplicity and humility guide him in everything.” Meir was an art lover and a strong proponent of painting. Another hobby was for him – photography, where he achieved impressive achievements and even had his own photographic laboratory. He did a lot of sports and was an outstanding athlete. Because of his desire to help support his thirteen-year-old family, he requested and received a deferral of service, went to work in the Ashdod industrial zone, and gave all his wages to his father. Meir was conscripted into the IDF in early August 1967 and assigned to the Armored Corps, where he was trained as a tank driver and completed his mandatory service during his service as a brave and loyal soldier who fulfilled all the orders of his commanders, Meir tried to combine Safra and Saifah with his life, and towards the end of his service in the army he completed a preparatory course for pre-academic studies, and at the end of September 1971 Meir was discharged from regular service, He studied at the British Institute and was accepted to study at Bar-Ilan University In the Yom Kippur War, Meir was called to his unit and took part in the bloody battles against the Egyptians in a battle that took place on October 21, 1973, southeast of Ismaily, near the Misuri outpost “Meir was seriously wounded and captured by the Egyptians, and died on February 13, 1973. His body was returned by the Egyptians and he was brought to eternal rest in the Ashdod cemetery, leaving five parents and five sisters . After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, Moshe Dayan wrote: “Sergeant Meir Touboul z” l gave his life for his homeland – Meir served in the Armored Corps and was a devoted soldier and loyal friend Meir was loved by his commanders and friends kiss;” His commander wrote to the family that “the thought that Meir is not with us, because he will not shake hands with Frida again, because we will not be able to tell him again, see you in the next reserve, this thought is difficult, unbearable.” His family commemorated him by bringing two Torah scrolls in his name to the Ohel Leah Synagogue in Ashdod; His name is also commemorated in a booklet published by the religious high school in Ashdod in memory of his fallen students, and in the booklet “Ella Habanim”, which was published in memory of the Ashdod children who fell in Israel’s wars.