Son of Roger and Rachel. He was born on March 28, 1949 in Strasbourg, France. His parents were deeply involved in the community and gave their son a Jewish and Zionist education. Daniel attended the Akiva Jewish elementary and high school in Strasbourg. At the school, he acquired a general education in tandem with Jewish studies. He was active in the Scout movement, as an apprentice, as a guide and center. He conducted extensive activities in the local camp and concentrated summer camps. Everywhere he was admired and liked by his students and by his co-workers, the counselors. In addition to his activities in the Scouts, he was involved in the life of the Jewish community in Strasbourg and was active in its Zionist life. He was interested in literature, cinema, but especially attracted to philosophy and Israel. At the end of the Six-Day War he immigrated to Israel and studied for a year at the Gold Institute in Jerusalem, a teacher training institute of the Jewish Agency’s Torah Culture Department. At the end of the school year, he volunteered for the IDF as part of the Nahal Brigade, was drafted in March 1968 and assigned to the Nahal Paratroopers Brigade, and during the War of Attrition he fought for a short period of time in battles on the Suez Canal. Who was alone in the country and the family still lived in France.At the end of his army service, Daniel stayed at Kibbutz Katzir on the shores of Lake Kinneret and had a taste of agriculture that he was interested in constantly because of his father’s profession. And completed his studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he completed his studies at the Hebrew University. In January 1971, he was given a course for paramedics, a course that perfectly matched his character and talents: delicate, sensitive and strong, energetic and willing to help, And his parents immigrated to Israel in 1970. Daniel did his best to help them until they were accepted as members of Moshav Sde Ya’akov, and he continued to study in a specific field – genetics. During his studies he met Gilda, a biology student, a new immigrant from France, and in 1973 married her. In the third year of his studies, he worked as a research assistant at the medical school, and under the guidance of Dr. A. Goren, trained himself as a scientific researcher.In September 1973, while waiting for the results of his undergraduate studies, When the Yom Kippur War broke out, a fire broke out on the stronghold, and his soldiers were caught up in fierce battles, and as a paramedic Daniel helped the injured until he was mortally wounded by shrapnel and died on Yom Kippur, 10 Tishrei 5740 (October 6, 1973). He was declared missing, and only after a while did the Egyptians return his body, and he was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in the field of Jacob, on the 22nd of Shevat 5734. He left behind a wife, parents, two brothers, and a sister. After they fell they were promoted to the rank of corporal. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the then Minister of Defense, Brigadier-General (res.) Moshe Dayan, wrote: “… Daniel served in the medical corps. He was an excellent soldier and a model friend. Everyone who knew him. Liked. The memory of Daniel Weil is sacred, and we remembered our hearts with pride. “The memory of Daniel is commemorated in the book Nizkor, a memorial book for students and teachers of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, As well as excerpts from his diary, which were published in the book Goily Ash.
