Weinfeld, David

Son of Iga and Asher, was born on 28.5.1953 in Netanya. His parents, Holocaust survivors, immigrated to Israel with the establishment of the state in 1948 and settled in Netanya. David received a traditional education in his home, influenced by the memories of the Holocaust. He attended the “Yavne” religious school in Netanya. He continued his studies at Bar-Ilan High School. After graduating from regular service, he studied electronics engineering at ORT College in Netanya. In August 1971 David enlisted in the IDF and served in the infantry brigade, where he underwent a general training course, and in January 1972 he was promoted to the rank of corporal, and was promoted to sergeant in October 1973. He fought in the Yom Kippur War, R. In 1981, he married a wife and settled in Jerusalem, where he was transferred to the Artillery Corps, where he served as a noncommissioned officer. On the 17th of Tevet 5743 (12.1.1983) David served as a sergeant in an artillery battery on the Egyptian border. On the same day, he and a group of soldiers went on a jeep tour along the border. In a car accident, the jeep overturned, David was killed and two more soldiers were wounded. He was 29 years old when he died. In 1976, his older brother died in a car accident in the United States, where he served on behalf of the Jewish Agency. David was laid to rest in the civilian cemetery in Netanya. He left behind a wife and parents. To commemorate his memory, a Torah scroll was placed in the Yad Aharon Synagogue, where David used to pray with his family in Netanya. The commander of his unit wrote in a letter of condolence to his family: “David found his death during operational activity along the Egyptian border, when the patrol jeep he was traveling in deteriorated into an abyss. , Humor and optimism have made him a central figure in the battery, serving as an institution to which the soldiers and commanders turned in times of distress, and he always had an answer to all of them.his rare sense of humor often took the battery out of moods,