Zaguri, Eli

Eli, son of Miriam and Masoud, was born in Morocco in 1944. In 1955, the family immigrated to Israel and settled in Jerusalem, and the nine-person family lived in stressful conditions, but the children were forced to leave at a young age He grew up in an atmosphere of tradition and love for others, and after completing his studies at the Beit Ya’akov elementary school, he went to work for a plumbing contractor He was able to bring his salary to his parents, thereby alleviating the burden of the family agriculture. He was sent to the reserve unit in May 1964. After his basic training and due to the financial situation of the family, he was released early, and immediately returned to work by profession and went from strength to strength, and within a short time he became known to many professionals in Jerusalem for his great responsibility and expertise. In 1967, Eli married his girlfriend Shoshana, and in 1969 their first son, Ofer, was born, and Eli decided to establish an independent business with another partner, and they soon invested in large buildings in the city. They did the work with dedication, meticulousness and precision, which were a thing of the word. Despite their young age, they knew how to perform works that older and experienced contractors did not meet. The business flourished and Eli was Simcha with his family, with the young wife and the young son. He loved his work, and although he was not an educated man, he had natural intelligence and the wisdom of life that was not acquired in school. He was an exemplary husband and father, dedicated to all and a member of all. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Eli was in reserve duty in the “Oracle” stronghold, the northern stronghold of the Suez Canal. On the second day of the fighting, on the 7th of Tishrei 5734 (October 7, 1973), he was killed and killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery on Mount Herzl. He left behind a wife and son, parents, three brothers and four sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. In his letter to the grieving family, his commander wrote: “Please accept our sincere sympathy for the grave calamity that befell your loved one during the Yom Kippur War, and Eli fought with us in the” Oracle “stronghold near the Suez Canal. We, the commanders and soldiers of the unit, are in pain together with you, and his image will always remain with us. ” Defense Minister Moshe Dayan wrote to the family: “Eli, of blessed memory, served in the infantry. He was an excellent soldier and a devoted friend. Eli was fond of his commanders and comrades in arms. The memory of Corporal Eli Zaguri is sacred and we were deeply rooted in our hearts. “The family donated a Torah scroll to commemorate his memory.