Gad Shar`abi

The family came from Yemen to Israel with their son Natan in ) תרצד1933-1934 according to the Hebrew calendar(. The grandfather, rabbi Mori Shalom Ḥaim, may his righteous soul rest in peace [zichron tzadikim lebracha] was a Shuchet (a kosher butcher) in the city of Reḥovot. The grandmother was Sa`idah may her righteous soul rest in peace.

They had their children; Asher, Se`adya, Gadi, Miryam, Ester, Raḥel, and Mordechai. Miryam passed away of pneumonia. Gadi was born in 1944 (the precise date is unknown). At the age of 7-10 months, Gadi was sick, probably with indigestion. A medical official directed my grandmother Sa`idah to admit her son to Hadassah Hospital in Tel Aviv.

My grandma visited Gadi a few times. The last time she met the doctor, he told her: “Ms. Shar`abi, your son has died.” My grandmother was shocked, since the last time she saw him, he looked well. My grandmother said that one day before this message, she saw him rolling in his bed, standing up and holding the crib’s rail. Another thing she found strange was that the child had a bandage on his leg – though she did not know he had any problem in his leg.

In any case, after the doctor’s announcement, my grandmother asked to see the body and the doctor sent her to the basement. She said it was very dark and that she stumbled, following which she turned back. She was not in an emotional state to handle a body. During her lifetime, my grandmother spoke little about this event. It was hard for her.

After many years, they received a draft notice with his name. It was then they started to suspect that he might not have died.

As far as I know there is no death certificate with his name to be found.

After many years, they received a draft notice with his name. It was then they started to suspect that he might not have died.