Yacobi, Raphael (Rafi)

Son of Netanel and Zaphira. He was born on 15 September 1951 in Jaffa. When he was one year old, his family moved to Tzur Moshe, where he attended elementary school. Raphael continued his studies at the “Neurim” high school in Netanya. During his spare time he worked in a metal shop and read books on a variety of subjects. Rafael was drafted into the IDF in the middle of August 1969. On January 24, 1970, only five months later, he fell in the line of duty and was brought to rest in the Netanya cemetery.