Message From Our Program Coordinator
In Davidi's Memory...
It was a sad Shabbat
when I heard the news that Davidi had died. They say that "tzaddikim"
die on Shabbat. Davidi was such a man.
The rest of my day
was filled with memories. I first met Davidi in Chicago in 1997 at a VFI
(Volunteers for Israel) meeting organized by Charlotte Kaplan. I knew
nothing about Sar-El and Davidi, in his quiet manner, inspired me.
I did the program 9
times before making aliyah, each time seeing and becoming closer to
Davidi. When I moved here, he created the job of Program Coordinator for
me. There is no person or organization I would have rather worked for in
my new life in Israel.
Davidi was the most
modest person I know. He was like my father which is perhaps why I feel
such a deep connection with Davidi. Sometimes when I rode with him to
visit bases, he would tell me stories of his army life as we passed
various sites and locations throughout the country. I often told him to
tell some of his "stories" to the volunteers--that they would love to
hear his war stories. But he would just shrug his shoulders and instead
talk about the volunteers and how they help the country.
Within minutes of
sending out e-mails about Davidi, I received dozens in return. Word
spread around the world--via e-mails, facebook, phone calls. Davidi
touched so many lives and now all these people were reaching out to each
other.
And so, dor l'
dor...the next generation continues. Davidi would be very proud to hear
that I get so many e-mails from young people who did the program in the
last couple of years and want to return. The best thing is when they
tell me that they want to be with people they met on their last program.
This is how the Sar-El family continues and grows. Sar-El friends are
the best friends.
Davidi will be
missed by everyone. He was truly a remarkable man, not only for what he
did to build and protect our country, but for how he made each one of us
feel important. Everything I do for Sar-El, all my hard work, will
always be done in honor and memory of Davidi.
Pamela Lazarus
Feb. 12, 2012
Pamela Lazarus
Sar-El Program Coordinator
(+972) 528-219-945 (cell)
(In
(+972) 3-526-7513 (office & fax)
Please visit: www.sar-el.org