Bracha Zisser, the widow of the late businessman Motti, is on very good terms with the Graucher family. With excitement and tears, she described the many years of acquaintance: "We have known Dedi for many years, he came into our lives when we were young friends in the same group. Many years ago, Moti wanted to get the National Religious Party to come to power and have maximum representation in the Knesset. He initiated a big event in Yarkon Park, which was attended by many people from the religious community. On the stage were Avraham Fried, Mordechai Ben David, Yossi Green and Dedi, of course, in a celebratory concert of Green's songs as well as talks .
"In those elections, the National Religious Party won an all-time record of mandates, since then there has been no such representation for our public. We moved from Bnei Brak to Petah Tikva near the house of Dedi and his wife Malka, the families became very close, the children lived in each other's house. We celebrated many joys together and went through sad events. Daddy was a very close friend, knew how to laugh and say a kind word. We are committed to any help. He always heard about cases of widows and orphans who needed help, always helped with a generous hand and recruited people to help.
A huge man with a big heart who always helped many. My heart goes out to the family and Malka his wife who fed him in recent years. They had an outstanding relationship, built a magnificent home. Our group was very close to each other, many parties and events together. After Moti passed away and now Dadi, it's a big loss. His passing landed a big blow on the group and a big shadow, we are all grieving, entering Rosh Hashanah with a heavy heart and tears in our eyes."
"A man of kindness and truth"
Conductor and musical arranger Yuval Stopel has been marching with Dedi for nearly 30 years. "He was a man of grace and truth like the song "Grace and Truth met". With him it really was like that, beyond the words. My first acquaintance with him was musical, I was a soldier in the military rabbinical band and he came to perform with us, where I met him for the first time, only years later Then we connected personally at Moti Zisser's home. For years I was a collector in the minyan that my father founded at Moti's home and we met intensively. After Moti passed away, Dedi fell ill, I was with Avraham Fried several times at his hospital, at his home and at his joys. A man of optimism, loved people, abundant charisma.
Yuval continues his words and tells a small but profound story about Dedi. "Fifteen years ago, my grandfather was in New York, he called me one day, I was after my discharge from the army, he asked me where I was, I answered him in Bnei Brak. He gave me an address and would take an envelope from there, I asked him about something, he said don't ask questions and that the envelope Be at your place, call me. When she was at my place, he asked me what day was the performance of Zichron Menachem, I told him that it was tonight. He was Mona Rosenblum's manager at that event.
Dedi told me that the sale of the tickets is not at its peak, you have enough money, go buy all the remaining tickets and distribute them so that people will come. I drove to Eliyahu, purchased all 1000 tickets, and within a few minutes the word about the distribution spread and the hall was full. People have arrived. In a comforting memory, I was asked for years where the donation came from, my grandfather does not want them to know about it. Only a few years ago in a radio interview he agreed that I would tell it."
Stopel goes on to describe Dedi's last years: "He had a huge heart. I had the privilege of Sukkot two years ago, they did an event for the Marava yeshiva and I knew about our relationship with Rabbi Chait, I decided to surprise him, my children study there. I told Dedi come and perform, he told me you know I don't sing, it's hard for me, I told him, it will be good for everyone. In the end he surprised and came, he went on stage in the middle of the show and sang with a cracked voice and could hardly breathe, but his heart covered all these problems. In my opinion this It was the last time he sang on stage at a public event."
"Talking about Dedi in the past tense sounds like an imaginary movie. The man was full of life. A bomb of energy, he was all full of joy even though he went through a difficult life in his childhood, but he took the pain and suffering to places of joy. the things and applying them, the big problem is that we live here and now, hear something, get sad and hurt and move on in life."
