Yosef, Moshe

Moshe, son of Rachel and Shabtai, was born on the 23rd of Adar 5714 (23.3.1954) in Cairo, Egypt. In 1957 his family immigrated to Israel and was absorbed in Moshav Shlomi. At the age of four, the family moved to Kiryat Gat and two years later moved to Ashdod. Moshe attended the “Geulim” elementary school and later studied the subjects of the frameworks and the welders at the youth center in Ashdod. He completed his studies at the Amal high school in Ashdod, where he acquired additional knowledge and deepened his previous knowledge in frameworks and courses. He later found his place in a boarding school in Netanya, where he continued his studies. Moshe grew up and was educated in a family that had undergone the difficulties of absorption and adaptation involved in moving to a new homeland. He knew that in order to integrate into society he had to acquire a profession and to increase knowledge, and therefore he worked hard on his studies and was an outstanding student. After completing his studies at the “Amal” school in Ashdod, he was awarded a certificate of excellence for his outstanding achievements in studies and professional work. He was enduring and able to spend long hours working and cultivating craftsmanship. In his spare time, he worked in jewelry, embroidery, and copper stamping. He left behind a large collection of treasures of his own, attesting to his many talents and great love for his work. Moshe was a member of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed youth movement. In this movement he learned to love the country and its landscapes. He took part in many marches and left behind a large collection of medals, medals and certificates attesting to his participation in a large number of marches. He was active in the social life of the school and the youth movement, running his friends, and initiating social gatherings, parties and joint activities. Together with his friends, he embarked on long journeys, whose goal was to get to know the country and its landscapes. Moshe was peace-loving and peace-loving, disliked by quarrels and quarrels, and was known for his ability to settle disputes and misunderstandings in a pleasant manner. He was very quiet and very shy, never raised his voice to anyone and everything he did, he did in moderation and peace. For hours he played with his little brother Alon, who was especially attached to him. He also had a special relationship with his sister Ilana, and he was interested in her studies and achievements. He had leadership and persuasion that made him a central figure in every society he was in. His friends liked to stay with him because of his pleasant manner and personal charm. Moshe was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in May 1972 and assigned to the Armored Corps, where he was sent to serve in the Negev District, where he was trained in a driving course and sent to serve in the Southern Command. He died on his way to the cemetery in Ashdod, leaving behind his parents, two brothers and a sister, and his family wrote: “Two weeks before he was twenty years old, he died in a fatal car accident. In the drawer of his desk, the copper work was left blank, which Moshe thought to end on his next vacation. “