Berlowski, Shlomo

Shlomo (Shlomik), son of Sonya (Sarah) and Yitzhak, was born in Netanya in January 1946. He attended the Bialik Elementary School in Netanya and continued his studies at the Tchernichovsky High School in his hometown “When he reached the 11th grade in high school, he stopped his studies and passed the external matriculation exams. Shlomo was a diligent and very diligent pupil in his studies, and was loved by his teachers and friends. He worked on reading and interested in many fields, especially mathematics. During his university studies he worked hard to earn a living as a youth counselor, and had to make do with little and live austerity and asceticism. But despite his difficult life he immersed himself in studies and successfully completed them. In his youth Solomon was drawn to the sea as if in magic. He’d wander the beach for hours. He was a lot of swimmer and loved to engage in underwater fishing. He was a member of “Maccabi” and one of the outstanding players in the youth team of Maccabi Netanya football team, which excelled in its games and won the prize – a trip to Italy. Shlomo devoted his spare time to writing songs and photographing the country’s landscapes and sites. He was firm and persistent in every task he set for himself, until he had completed it fully. He advocated simplicity, the choices of action and the freedom of thought, and he hated walking in line with conventions. He was naturally optimistic, Simcha with his lot, and contented himself with little. He also excelled in his politeness, manner, and integrity. His friends remember him as a strong, articulate and very intelligent man. His parents were Shlomo son of Ne’eman and Masur, who respected and loved them and took care of their welfare. Shlomo was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in mid-November 1964. After completing his basic training, he completed a tank artillery course, a course for tankers, and a course for tank-tankers. When his commanders were up to his achievements and achievements, they sent him to an officers ‘course and an armored officers’ course, and at the end of his training period he was stationed in an armored unit. He was an officer who was responsible and dedicated to his job and cared for his soldiers, and excelled in leadership skills and a great deal of professional knowledge. The release certificate given to him when he was discharged from regular service stated: “He is a good officer, an entrepreneur and a responsible person, and has successfully fulfilled his role.” The Six-Day War broke out a few months after he was discharged, and he was not yet assigned to a reserve unit. After returning to civilian life, he was called for periods of reserve service and did much on the Suez Canal during the War of Attrition, and Shlomo studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem In the economics and sociology departments of the university, and was to receive a master’s degree from the University of Science.In the Yom Kippur War, Shlomo took part in the braking battles against the Egyptians on the Sinai front as commander of the Patton tanks, On October 16, 1973, his tank was hit Coming directly and is killed. At first he was considered missing, and later his body was identified and he was brought to rest in the cemetery in Netanya. He was survived by a father (who died a year after his death), a mother and two sisters. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Shlomo excelled in his professional control, his dedication and his courage, and was an example to his subordinates and commanders.”