Tuval, Yehuda (Leon)
Son of Cecil and Yehoshua, was born on 29.3.1945 in the city of Oran, Algeria. When he was 3 years old, Yehuda immigrated to Israel with his parents in 1948. His family settled in Be’er Sheva, moved briefly to Eilat, and from there moved to Lod, where Yehuda grew up and grew up. He studied at the elementary school in Lod and continued to study at the ORT school in Lod in the electronics department. Yehuda excelled as a soccer player, and in this sport he achieved important achievements in the national league. At first he played for the Hapoel team in Lod and played a significant role in bringing his team from League A to the national league. He excelled as a goalkeeper, and moved to Hapoel in Jerusalem. Prior to joining the IDF, Yehuda was a candidate for the Israeli national team and was a superb swimmer in the tennis industry, and in 1973 he played with Hapoel in the final of the Israeli Cup against Maccabi Hakoach Maccabi Ramat Gan. In August 1963, Yehuda enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces and served in the Israel Air Force. He completed several courses as a jet fighter mechanic, and in June 1966 he was promoted to the rank of corporal, and in addition to his service as an aircraft mechanic, Yehuda also taught sports in the IAF and participated in soccer matches in the Israel Air Force, Yehuda served in the Armored Corps and was decorated for his role in the Six-Day War, where he worked as a computer operator in his civilian life, where he married and built his home in Jerusalem, (February 10, 1985), a few days before he was about to complete his period of service, he was placed in the position Near the settlement of Metula, was killed when Yehuda was killed when he was 40 years old when he was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, leaving behind a wife, two daughters, a son, four brothers and a sister. “Yehuda was a model soldier, disciplined, of high physical fitness, very proud, who fit in well with his friends.” (This page is part of the Yizkor memorial project held by the Ministry of Defense)
