Zingerman, Dov-Eliyahu

Dov-Eliyahu, son of Bella and Moshe, was born on 22 July 1952 in Ashkelon as the last descendant of a family of cantors, most of whose sons perished in World War II. The first three years of his life were spent in Ashkelon, and after that the family moved to Hadar Yosef, where Dov was sent to the local religious school. He completed his elementary studies at the Alshich School in Hadar Yosef, and completed his high school studies at the “Noam” Midrasha in Pardes Hanna. From the very first year of his studies Dov, or Dabla, as his friends called him, had excelled in his many talents. He was an active member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement, he was a member of the local Bnei Akiva youth movement, and even published articles and poems in a leaflet of the movement “Zeraim.” He used to read many books of science and Torah literature, Dov was chosen to be a soloist in his school choir, and when he went up to the Torah in Bar Mitzvah he read the passage with such emphasis that since he was often invited to replace the reader’s husband In the synagogue in Hadar Yosef, and in his boarding school in Pardes Hanna, Dabla was noted for his talents and diligence in his studies, and almost every week he won a book Or one of the Bible books as a reward for his excellent knowledge of this week’s parsha. After completing his studies, he successfully passed the entrance exams to Bar-Ilan University and began working at the Amcor factory in order to finance his studies in the future. Dov was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1970. He was offered to serve as a religious sergeant, but he chose to join a combat unit, where he completed a tank artillery course and a tank course, in addition to serving in the unit as a soldier. Of the unit – debated and participated in the lectures, and Dov was supposed to be discharged from duty shortly before the war broke out, but he did not receive the release certificate. Acting responsibly. Dedicated and punctual. During the Yom Kippur War, Dov participated as a tank gunner in the difficult battles against the Egyptians on the Sinai front, and in the battle that took place on the 9th of Tishrei 5734 (9.10.1973) in the area northeast of the Great Bitter Lake, He was brought to rest at the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, where he was survived by a mother and two sisters, and his father died of a heartbreak immediately after the war, Dov-Eliyahu was a devoted soldier and a loyal friend. He was loved by everyone who knew him. “