Zarbib, Jean-Claude (Shalom)

Son of Lior and Rina. He was born on April 23, 1948 in Constantine, Algeria. He studied in an elementary school where the main teaching language is French. In 1961 he immigrated to Israel and continued his studies, four years, at the Nitzanim Institute. He went to France for family reasons in 1964, where he worked for two years in a textile factory in Lyon. In 1966, he returned to Israel to settle there permanently. He lived with his family in Ashkelon. In May 1967, Shalom was drafted into the IDF, completed basic training and was assigned to the Artillery Corps, and underwent a gunner’s course because of illness, he temporarily lost his medical profile and shortened his service. Transfer it to a service that matches its age. He was returned to the Artillery Corps. In early 1976 he took a course in self-propelled guns. Over time he did many reserve duty periods. He was authorized to wear the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War. Johnny, as they called him, was an outstanding football player and devoted much of his time and energy to this sport. At first he played for the Betar youth team in Ashkelon and later was called to help the local Hapoel team rise to a higher league and succeeded in what was expected of him. For the tournament abroad. Johnny was a familiar figure in the city not only as a sportsman but also because of his positive self-qualities. He was honest, humble and handsome. Over the years, Jean-Claude has been involved in various crafts. He worked in the Ministry of Communications and then in the French resort village, where he dealt mainly with the horses, which were his great love. In 1972 he married Yaffa, his choice of Lev, built his home and lived a Simcha life. Their happiness grew even stronger when two sons, Patrick and Ronen, whom Johnny had infinite love, were born. In order to maintain the family with dignity, he began working as an operator in the EAPC and as a driver in the Ashkelon oil company, adding many friends and admirers to his work, and his nephew died at an early age, and Jean-Claude was a pain for the orphans and cared for them with devotion. In December 1976, he was called to an operational service, and he fell in the line of duty on December 13, 1976. He was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Ashkelon and left behind a wife, two sons Parents, brothers and sisters In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “In the short period of time that Jean-Claude was with us, we managed to ascertain his willingness to connect with the rest of his soldiers And to be fond of them, for his great cordiality and for the sporting spirit that made him feel in his relations with his friends and commanders. In his death, we lost a soldier who, to the best of our faith, was to take a very active part in the life of the unit. “The family donated sacred books and parochet to a synagogue to commemorate him, and a soccer game was held in his name.