Ben Elisa and Vladimir’s. Roman was born in the Soviet Union on June 20, 1986, a younger brother of Moshe. Roman was a big cryner when he was little, his mother said, and kept demanding to be on his hands. At the age of 18 months he stopped crying and became a calm and peaceful child. The first three and a half years of Roman were spent in Kishinev, the capital of Moldova, and the family decided to immigrate to Israel. The journey to Eretz Israel – from Kishinev to Bucharest in Romania and from there to Israel – was long and exhausting and on the flight Roman cried and screamed, but he completely calmed down as soon as they arrived in Israel. In March 1990 the family arrived in Israel. They settled in Romema, Haifa, where Roman went to a kindergarten. He was a wonderful fit among the kindergarten children, and since there was no Russian speaker at all, he soon learned the Hebrew language. Later on, he chose to connect with native Israelis, and this helped him acclimatize wherever he was. Even with his parents, Roman moved quickly to speak Hebrew. Since the birth of Roman, his grandfather Yefim, his father’s father, was very involved in raising him. In the country of his grandfather, Eitam lived with him in the same house, and in fact had a romance with him twenty-four hours a day and was very helpful in every need. Between the grandfather and grandchild, great rapport was made which greatly contributed to both. Among other things, the two played together in the popular card game “Durak” (meaning stupid Russian). Roman also learned to play chess, and played a lot with his family. For many hours, Roman also handled a large collection of car models – a collection his parents brought with them from the Soviet Union, and in Israel Roman took responsibility for it. He cultivated the collection, kept it and played with it for days on end. After a while in Haifa, the family moved to Kiryat Yam. In this city, Roman was educated, first at the “HaMfalsim” public school, and went on to the Rabin high school, which he completed successfully, during which time he studied sports, riding bicycles and especially playing soccer. He had won several championship titles, and at the beginning of his studies Roman had easily mastered the secrets of the computer, and over the years he worked for many hours with computers and even taught his older brother everything related to the field. He loved to spend time with his family, but also spent a lot of time with friends He did not drink and did not smoke, so he was always the driver at the end of the night, and he liked to be a volunteer driver, and often drove his mother to work. Roman joined the IDF on August 2, 2005 and was assigned to the Military Police Corps – just as he wanted and planned two years before the induction. He began training at a base near Beit Lid, and his comrades told him that he was a positive soldier, quiet and calm, with a witty sense of humor and who had been optimistic about everyone even during the most difficult days of training. Roman’s commanders told him that he was a disciplined and quiet soldier, who often expressed satisfaction at his placement and strove to advance in the military police. Roman wanted to go on a detective course, to be a detective in military service, and even to pursue this profession after his release. Roman fell during his service on the 12th of Elul 5765 (September 12, 2005) at the age of 19. He was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Netanya, leaving parents and brother on the tombstone of a Roman engraved: “My son, my brother, / Forever will be engraved in our hearts. “
