Young, Shmuel (Shmuelik)

Son of Yehoshua and Mina. He was born on the 23rd of Cheshvan, November 15, 1949, in Jaffa. His parents were holocaust survivors. He began studying at the religious school in Kiryat Motzkin. After graduating from elementary school, he attended high school for vocational training, in Kiryat Haim. He absorbed the spirit of love for the people and the homeland. When he was drafted in November 1967, he went to a combat unit, in the Armored Corps, to which he joined with the full enthusiasm of his youth, for he had acquired his indomitable spirit from his home. He did not seek comfort in his military life. The main thing was his service, and the front lines. He wanted to give the homeland everything he had. He spent a long time on the banks of the Suez Canal, and his friends said that they never heard any complaint about the difficulties in the area. He would always volunteer for any mission, even if it involved danger. He kept his place of service, secret from his parents, even though he was devoted to them. In every letter he used to calm them, and remove any concern from their hearts. Because of his superior qualities – his honesty, his kindness, his willingness to help others and his humility – he was loved and admired. On the 4th of Cheshvan, October 26, 1968, while he was in compulsory service, he fell in the area of ​​Port-Tawfik. He was brought to eternal rest, in the military cemetery in Haifa. His commander, in a letter of condolences to his parents, wrote: “As his commander, I often needed to adopt the full force of persuasion, in order to cool down the great integration with which he was perceived, with every new event … Shmuel carried out his task to the end, no matter what it was. I remember in particular one conversation in which Shmuel raised a problem that preoccupied him quite a bit, and caused him many dilemmas. He went over two things. One was his love for his parents and his family, and on the other hand, he wanted to continue to belong to his department, where danger was a part. Shmuel did not solve the problem, and continued on the way he began. From time to time, we heard from his words, a concern for his family, and especially for his mother at home.” The Kiryat Motzkin religious school established a library in his honor.