Wesker, Yaron

Son of Miriam and Elijah. He was born on May 3, 1973 in Petach Tikvah, where Yaron was the youngest son, with two sisters, Dina and Edna, as the only son who was a source of pride for his family, and Yaron began his studies at the Ohel Shalom elementary school in Rosh Ha’ayin, Where his family lived and continued to the Nahalal Yeshivah High School in Petach Tikvah, where he studied in the theoretical-biological track, and was a friendly, quiet, observant, and dedicated young man. With great emphasis on physical activity and good nutrition, he continued to visit gyms and was a great swimmer He was interested in books of science and watching films, and in his youth, Yaron joined the Bnei Akiva youth movement and was an active participant in the organization’s activities. He was a true friend and a conversationalist who could be “poured out.” Yaron joined the IDF in early December 1991. As a person who grew up and was educated on the values ​​of Zionism, love of the people and the country, he was an avowed patriot and his loyalty and devotion expressed when he volunteered for “Givati”. After completing basic training, Yaron was trained as a combat soldier and was assigned to serve as an operations sergeant in the Givati ​​Brigade’s Tzabar Battalion, and Yaron was a handsome, tall and sturdy soldier with a clear sense of humor, honest and decent. He felt that he had a heavy responsibility for the security of the state and was proud to take part in the defense of its citizens, and was motivated to achieve achievements and progress, and he dreamed about the future after liberation , Planned to travel abroad and then study business administration and criminology at the university, but his dreams Know that because of a quarrel between neighbors. On the 11th of Iyar 5754 (22.4.1994), Yaron fell in the line of duty. He was twenty-one years old when he fell. He was laid to rest in the Segula military cemetery in Petah Tikva. Survived by his parents and two sisters. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, Chief of Staff Ehud Barak wrote: “Yaron was described by his commanders as a quiet and diligent soldier, who did his job best and was loved by his friends.” The commander of the unit where he served wrote to the family: “Yaron, Givati ​​and in the coming months was about to finish three years of hard and successful service, we were an example of a quiet and self-serving soldier. A soldier whose calm presence inspired his comrades. … I, who was privileged to be Yaron’s commander for a long time, testifies to the Creator that you have succeeded in raising a successful son, that we had a true friend and warrior. “Yaron’s family commemorated his donation of Psalms and Pirkei Avot And Emmanuel, “where Yaron used to pray, and immortalized his name on a memorial plaque at the Shaare Zedek Synagogue in Rosh Ha’ayin.