Son of Ruth and Eddie was born on November 26, 1958 in Kibbutz Einat. When he was ten months old, Uzi and his mother and brother moved to Kibbutz Hamadia, where he grew up and attended elementary school until the fifth grade. He then moved with his mother to Moshav Regba, and completed his studies in the regional elementary school. He continued to study at the “Sulam Tzur” High School in the real-world track, and completed his studies in the biological track at the Neve Eitan High School. Uzi was a good boy, quiet and disciplined, and although the move from Kibbutz Hamadia to Regba was difficult for him, he became used to the new place and gradually took his place in the group of children in the moshav. His teacher at the elementary school told Uzi that he was a very special child: “Uzi was a good, sensitive and intelligent student, not selfish, but sensitive to others, listening to others, understanding others and being loved by all the children in the class. Even one instance of a row between him and his classmates. ” Uzi did not invest much effort in his studies. He devoted most of his time to hobbies, such as playing guitar and entertaining with friends, such as soccer and basketball and cycling. Before the matriculation exams he “disappeared from the field”, locked himself in his room for hours and learned. The results were not long in coming – he had passed all exams with honors. On the one hand, Uzi was sociable, cheerful, playful, laughing and active, and on the other hand orderly, diligent, responsible, caring and thoughtful. These qualities stood out in every occupation he chose and in every role he was assigned. After graduating from high school, Uzi spent one year as a counselor in the Borochov branch of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed movement in Givatayim. His friends and students said that he was full of joy, but also self-confident and responsible. They noted that he was a natural leader and quickly integrated into the nest and even in the district, until he became the right hand of the district coordinator. The movement had turned him into a second home and his disciples, who felt it, loved and admired him. Uzi enjoyed the training and assured his associates that he would return to the youth movement after he finished his service. During his training year in Givatayim, Uzi renewed his ties with his older brother, Dudi, and the two became very close to one another. At the beginning of November 1978, Uzi was drafted into the IDF and was assigned to the Armored Corps, where he was assigned to a tank battalion as a tank driver, while his older brother was wounded during training and died of his injuries. But he insisted and persuaded his parents to sign a voluntary form for service in a combat unit. During his service, Uzi completed a course for tank commanders and a course for armored corps officers and held various positions, including training positions. In the opinion of his commanders, Uzi was always noted as an excellent, responsible and capable officer. After completing his regular service, he volunteered for a career army and served as the commander of the tank division. His colleagues and subordinates praised him: “Uzi, as usual, in a friendly manner, with laughter and thorough work, established a magnificent platoon and his tank served as an example for the entire company. “He spent hours in the team, who did not really want to study the job and almost did not punish his soldiers, but when he said something, there were no appeals or arguments. “He said. Uzi demanded of his soldiers discipline, order and professionalism and behavior served as an example. He participated with them in treating tanks and even gardening work in the garden, which they established in the base area. He knew how to maintain his position as commander, yet to be a friend to his soldiers, to help and advise them, and they rewarded him with confidence and trustCome on. After completing his duties as a platoon commander, Uzi took part in a platoon commander’s course and then returned to the company to replace the wounded commander. Very much, the division commander praised him and authorized him to become company commander. About two weeks after the exercise, the Peace for Galilee War broke out. His soldiers remember that he had passed through the tanks, asked for their safety, and with his characteristic humor he joked with them to raise morale to everyone. On the second day of the fighting, the company moved in mountainous terrain and passed by a village whose houses were covered with white flags. Suddenly they announced that they were firing from the direction of the village. Uzi wanted to identify the source of the shooting in order to silence him, but a few seconds later he received the message that he had been shot in the head. On the 7th of Sivan 5762 (7.6.1982), Uzi fell in battle in Lebanon during the Peace for Galilee War. He was laid to rest at the cemetery in Regba. He left behind his parents, brother and sister. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his direct commander wrote: “To write a letter about Uzi as a person, as a commander who is not difficult and incomprehensible, I knew him when he returned from the battalion to the battalion and I immediately noticed a person I can count on, Soldiers slightly younger than him. And I did. We, the battalion’s fighters, are with you. Remember this forever. “His family published a pamphlet in his memory, which included the words of teachers, friends, commanders, soldiers and family members.
