Beck, Samuel
Shmuel, son of Sarah and Israel, was born on January 7, 1953 and studied at the PIKA elementary school and at the Ahad Ha’am school in Petah Tikva. He was an outstanding student in the real professions. Throughout his years he was active in various circles in the school, in music, psychology and painting. He was a gifted musician and was a clarinetist in the orchestra. He was also an outstanding athlete and won medals for his achievements in light athletics, swimming and shooting. Even when he was a young student, he tried to write research papers on various subjects. When he was in the 11th and 12th grades, he already participated in mathematics at Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. Shmuel was much involved in social activities. He was the chairman of the student council of his school and a member of the editorial board of the youth newspaper, where he wrote critical essays on political issues and humorous lists, but for Shmuel he was an intoxicating drug, and at every moment of leisure he worked on solving complex mathematical problems – late at night, On the front, in the early days of the Yom Kippur War, Shmuel taught and tutored young students in mathematics, and his desire was to introduce computer programming into high schools, In spite of his many and varied occupations, he worked to finance Shmuel was drafted into the IDF in mid-October 1971 and served in the IDF’s computer unit as a computer operator and programmer, and he earned a reputation as an excellent expert, writing a booklet on programming that impressed even foreign experts who visited In the IDF. He specialized in his profession, helped the graduates of the computer lab who needed his advice, guidance and professional explanations. Shmuel was a young, ambitious, and multi-faceted man, but he was very timid. According to his friends, “As a comet he was speeding up El Al, and shortly after his arrival at the computer unit, we became dependent on him and suddenly we could no longer do without him.” Throughout the day and night, Shmuel was ready to work, to undertake a special mission and to solve the most complex problems. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Shmuel Tzuar was an excellent officer in the IDF, and was stationed at the facility – an important warning in the Sinai and volunteered to reinforce the IDF’s strength in the Faid camps. He served there for a few days until he joined the force that left for Suez, where a bloody battle raged. Shmuel went with the commander of a paratroopers unit to the city and fought heroically until he was hit and killed at the entrance to the city of Suez on October 24, 1973. He was brought to eternal rest in the Petach Tikva cemetery. Survived by his parents and brother. After his fall, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote that the qualities that marked Shmuel as a cadet in the officers’ school were adherence to the task, thought and moderation in decision making, mutual help and willingness to take responsibility. His parents published a pamphlet in his memory with friends’ words about his character.
