Son of Avraham and Ethel. He was born in the city of Omsk in Siberia, on the 7th of Shevat, January 21, 1945. When the family was informed that World War II had ended, the family decided to leave Siberia and return to Poland. Moshe and his younger brother began to receive both Jewish and Polish education, and celebrated Jewish holidays and Christian holidays with all the inhabitants of the country. They joined several Polish children who lived in the same neighborhood, and began to recognize the word “Jew” from the mouths of older boys or drunken people. Moshe often returned home with bruises, as a result of injuries he had suffered as a Jew. Since Moshe was a gifted child, he did not have to spend much time studying. His mother decided to send him for piano lessons. Although he did not persist in his musical lessons over time, he found great control over the instrument later on. His family immigrated to Israel in 1958. When the family arrived in Israel, the family unit fell apart. Moshe and his younger brother were “adopted” by his aunt and uncle, who were members of the Yagur Farm. His two older siblings continued their academic studies outside the home. The transition, from a closed family life to the life of children in the kibbutz, was difficult for the two young children, especially because of the foreign language and distance from their parents. Since his father worked around Haifa, the parents moved to Kiryat Motzkin. The older boys completed their studies, and the younger children also integrated into kibbutz life. Only on Saturdays did they all meet at their parents home, or on the kibbutz. Moshe used to paint for the kibbutz, and spent a lot of time listening to classical music. When he graduated from high school, he and other members of the kibbutz set up and reconstructed the Yad Hannah (Szenes) post, where he became responsible for the repair of the courtyard and the agriculture of the farm, in addition to his work as an agriculturist. This period was a period of happiness in his life, and when he came home to his parents, he would often tell about his experiences of the agriculture being built. In November 1964, he was drafted into the IDF, and decided to volunteer for the Air Force as an apprentice, in a pilot course, after which he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He was not sure whether he would continue to serve in the permanent army, or if he would work in civilian aviation, or go on to study in higher education. Once he brought home a picture, in which he posed with some of his fellow pilots, and remarked absentmindedly: “I am the last of them.” This picture gave him no rest and it seemed to him that he feared he would not escape the fate of two of his good friends. On the 7th of Adar, February 24, 1969, he fell in the line of duty. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. In a condolence letter to his parents, his cammander wrote: “Moshe was one of the most beloved boys in our unit. He had the innocence and charm of youth, a shy smile, and a great deal of desire to learn, to make progress and succeed. I felt in him how he was fighting to improve his performance more and more, being able to achieve results. We all liked him because of his modesty, his humility and his kindness … he was a devoted pilot. Since then, four paintings have been exhibited in memory of his brother, Dr. Haim Tayman. The first in Jerusalem, the second in the Yagur farm, and the other two were held in Kiryat Motzkin. In Kiryat Haim, Yagur published his diary Yogur, dedicated to Moshe. In 1971, the kibbutz published a book in his memory, bearing his name.
