Meir Weiss was born on July 18, 1954, in Jerusalem to Sara and Rabbi Avraham Yehuda, who had lost his first wife and daughter in the Holocaust before settling in Toronto, Canada. Meir completed his elementary and high school studies at the United Talmud Torah in Toronto. From a young age, he longed to live in Israel, and after much persuasion, his parents agreed to send him there when he was fifteen. He studied at the Netiv Meir Yeshiva in Jerusalem and successfully passed his bagrut examinations.
At seventeen, Meir attempted to enlist in the IDF but was refused due to his age. Instead, he helped establish the Argaman Field School in the Jordan Valley, which was later dedicated in his memory.
Meir was drafted into the IDF in November 1972 and served in the Paratroopers Brigade. During the Yom Kippur War, he fought in the Sinai. On October 17, 1973, during the fierce battle for the Egyptian “Chinese Farm,” Meir was killed in action. He was laid to rest in the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.
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