Broker, Chaim

Chaim, son of Malka and Yitzhak, was born on March 8, 1940, in Roman, Romania, and attended the Jewish elementary school in his hometown. In 1951, when he was eleven years old, he immigrated to Israel with his family. The family settled in Nahariya where Haim completed his elementary studies at the Weizmann School. He continued to study at the Nahariya High School and successfully passed the matriculation exams. Chaim was born into the horrors of the Second World War and his first years of childhood were spent during the Nazi occupation. The experiences of the war left no doubt in the Lev of the family about its future, and when Romania opened its gates to emigration, she immediately immigrated to Israel and began to rebuild her life in the new homeland. Haim adapted to the conditions of the country, learned the language and commented with his contemporaries. Already in the first grade of high school, he stood out for his talents and acumen. In particular, he excelled in studying the real professions. He was blessed with clarity of thought and extraordinary analytic ability. Many of his classmates were able to understand complex problems only after Haim explained them to them. His teachers say he spoke little and was timid. He was not proud of his accomplishments and was always willing to help friends in their studies. Thanks to his modesty and sincere love for human beings, he became fond of everything and was admired by his teachers and friends alike. In the power of this rare combination of talent and humility, he did and succeeded. He has achieved achievements and appreciation that are not common in a boy his age. Haim was drafted into the IDF in early November 1958 and assigned to the Artillery Corps. After graduating from basic training he completed a basic course in the corps professions and completed his 120mm position as an artillery instructor, and after completing the course he was assigned to a field unit, and in his quiet and modest way he fulfilled his duties efficiently and loyally. He was well aware of his obligation and fulfilled it, and the army also learned to respect and respect him, and his commander wrote: “He was an example of his qualities as a person and a friend. Haim was always quiet and serious in his work, excelled at fulfilling all his duties and did everything he was asked to do thoroughly and with good will. “After graduating from regular army service, Haim continued on his way to the top of academic achievement. About a year later, he married Ruti, his girlfriend, who taught physics and mathematics at a high school in Bat Yam, and at the end of this year he decided to continue his studies and enrolled in the physics studies at Tel Aviv University During his studies, he worked as a teaching assistant in his department, and the Six-Day War ended After completing his studies, he returned to Israel in 1970 and was awarded the degree of Master of Physics in 1970. Afterward, he continued his doctoral studies in the exact sciences, and began to compose the dissertation and was about to complete it when the Yom Kippur War broke out. On October 16, 1973, when his unit fought near the village of Jaba, he was hit by an artillery bombardment and was killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Nahariya. He left behind a wife, daughter and a son-in-law, and parents. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. The Hebrew University and the Tel Aviv University award scholarships in memory of his memory; After his death, he received his doctorate and was awarded a doctorate by the university.