Son of-Eliezer and Drora. He was born on 25.6.1953 in New York and was named after his mother’s brother, Moshe Ne’eman, who was killed in the battle of Nabi Yosha during the War of Independence. In the Beit Hayeled elementary school in Jerusalem, he continued his high school studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he was a gifted youngster, and his ability to think and catch up with his imagination and imagination quickly became apparent. Who was interested in them and went on to study beyond what was required in the obligatory curricula, but also learned subjects that were not close to his Lev. The youth of the Scouts, he loved the landscapes of the country, and especially the charm of the Judean desert, he traveled extensively and guided trips within the framework of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, and he was very knowledgeable about my husband and his friends. He began to play classical guitar and as an adult he also played electric guitar and even founded a band of musicians with his friends, a band that performed In various places in Israel. His hobby-youth was electronics. He attended youth courses, read books in electronics, built various instruments and accessories, engaged in radio communications with amateurs around the world and exchanged knowledge of correspondence with young electrists in various countries. Moshe was an avid sports fan and excelled in many sports. He won prizes in tennis competitions in the capital, was a member of the youth tennis union, a member of the Hebrew University team as a swimmer and as a water polo player and even engaged in sailing. Moshe has read many books in many fields and especially loved history and biology and literature in Hebrew and English. Moshe was drafted into the IDF in August 1971 and volunteered for the naval commando, and his love for the sea, his tendency to cope with difficult challenges and his desire to serve with friends of his Lev led him to volunteer for this corps. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, he was joined to the Shaked reconnaissance unit and to the task force under the command of Arik Sharon. He fought in the fierce battles in the Chinese farm, took part in crossing the canal and in face-to-face fighting to clean up the boo He was sent to the area of Mazra’at Beit-Jan and was appointed commander of the second post in the War of Attrition, and the stories of his soldiers and commanders reveal his courage, his leadership abilities, and his great contribution to the only Likud in the difficult days. In his letters to his family and to his friend, Moshe says: “Despite the difficult conditions, I feel great and go through one of the interesting stages in my service. More than I am to my soldiers, I get from them. I know their limitations and I know how to appreciate their ability and the forces that are in them. Trust them, show them that you understand them and that you respect them for the effort they invest, show them that they can improve their image and ability, and above all, they have a personal example. In my civic life I would certainly not have known such a range of social strata, I would not have understood their different world, and like many of my friends, I would have felt strongly the barrier between us. And strange, especially under difficult conditions like ours, when you learn to know man as he is,Without the covers that cover it, it seems to you that despite the vast differences in the cultural background, it is common and cohesive. It seems to me that I found a way to them and I would like them to believe that like me, that if everyone invests their best in the joint effort, we can live in a wonderful place where a wonderful people lives. “In 1974 Moshe was sent to a commanding course. According to his comrades-in-arms, his subordinates, the battalion commander, and the brigade commander, Moshe was discovered as an excellent commander, resourceful, with original thought and sweeping personality. He knew how to impose authority without being rigid and tried in all ways, even at the cost of a clash with his superiors, to improve the living conditions of his soldiers, to maintain good spirits, to know their problems and devote much of his energy to welfare and education. He served as their personal example and was admired. In April 1975, Moshe was about to be released. Despite the many plans he had about his future – medical studies and his close friend – he agreed to his commanders’ request and committed himself to another nine-month career in the career army. He wrote to his parents, among other things: “… I am still debating the problem of signing, and these moments, like the one I am in now, are of no help at all in determining a final and crystallized conclusion … In truth, this is the first time I find myself so In the past, when I had to deal with problems, both as a citizen, both as a soldier and as an officer, I would arrive quickly relative to a proper estimate of sizes and tasks and decide without any special deliberation. When I faced a task and realized its importance, I myself believe that in the army, despite all the things I owe him (to whom in civilian life he would have been able to sail, dive, fall, fly, I have lost a lot of the sensitivity, the sense of beauty I once knew, I have an accumulation of tiredness, of heavy burden and grayness, but on the other hand I know and know Because in order for both me and all my loved ones to live the life they want – I have to stay where I am and contribute what I can to this place and to this land … These are two poles and there is no bridge between them … ” Moshe headed the unit for a raid on Lebanese territory. He fell in a battle with terrorists posing as soldiers of the Lebanese army, near the village of Ita-a-Sha’ab on the 25th of May 1975. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Survived by his parents, brother and sister. After his death he was promoted to captain. His family participated in the publication of the book Barkim Barama in memory and in memory of the soldiers and commanders of the Barak Battalion who fell in the Yom Kippur War and afterwards.
