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Weizmann, David

Weizmann, David


Son of Solika and Nissim. He was born on May 16, 1956 in Morocco and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1963. The family settled in Ashkelon, where David grew up, the source of his family’s pride, and acquired his elementary studies at the Yeshurun ​​State Religious School, In Ashkelon, where he completed his studies in Jerusalem, at the “Kiryat Youth” Technological High School in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood, where he completed his second year of studies in the field of aircraft mechanics, and completed his studies as an engineer. At the beginning of August 1974, David enlisted in the IDF, where he began his career as a technical locksmith, completed a course in aircraft maintenance and other training, and became an airborne mechanic on heavy helicopters. David was a leader and a dedicated, thorough and responsible commander who served as commander in charge of the training and training of the pilots in the squadron, and served as his defense officer, who received a warm and impressive opinion from his commanders. The high level of instruction, which promotes and reinforces subjects In 1982, he married Tirza, and the twin twins Einav and Meital were born at the time, and two more daughters, Adi and Chen, were added to the family, after which he lived in Kiryat Malachi and was interested in his work and his family. All his friends, neighbors, and family members were known to be of any use at all times, quietly and discreetly managing his life as a devoted husband and pain, one of his main hobbies was trips to the landscapes of Israel and living in nature. On the 31st of Nisan 5756 (31.3.1996) he went on a training flight as part of an exercise and fell while carrying out his mission, when a Yasur helicopter crashed west of the Dead Sea, five kilometers east of Mitzpeh Shalem, Capt. Ofer Shwartz, Sergeant Guy Shafir, Corporal Inbal Twasi, Corporal Doron Ezra and Corporal Liav Pilgod David was buried in the military section of the Warburg village cemetery, and was survived by a wife, four daughters, a mother, four brothers Avraham, Machluf, Haim and Yitzhak, and three sisters – Liza, Jacqueline and Miriam – were promoted to a post-mortem chief of staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak wrote to the bereaved family: “David, In the Yasur garage at the Tel Nof Air Force base, and was described by his commanders against a professional and dedicated person who carried out a variety of central functions and contributed his experience and personal ability to improve the level of work at the base. The commander of the squadron in which he served, wrote to the family: “A senior counter-commander, David Weizman, blessed him, went on a training flight from which he did not return, and the helicopter picked up squads on an enemy day to disperse them on the ground. North of the Dead Sea, for a reason that is unclear: the pilot, pilot, pilot, airman David Weizman, a soldier and three other soldiers were killed in the crash, David was opposed to his work, treated his soldiers as if they were his sons, loyal to his commanders, and accepted David was a son and a model family member, modest, modest, a commander admired by his subordinates and a soulmate to many of us … ” His sister wrote in his memory: “David, my dear brother, you wereI have a close friend, a friend and a beloved brother. After your death, you left me only the grief of an empty and sad void. You have been to me and will always be unique, worried and thinking about me. And now you will not come to me neither in the winter nor in the spring because you, my dear brother! His family received a certificate of appreciation and honor from the head of the IDF manpower department and his name was inscribed in two Torah scrolls donated to the Talmud Torah in his residence, Kiryat Malachi and to a synagogue in the city where he grew up – Ashkelon

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