Son of Mordechai (HaKohen) and Raya. He was born on September 8, 1939 in Haifa. He studied at the Kiryat Bialik Elementary School and at the Real High School in Haifa. He was a mischievous boy, full of joy and activity. He was interested in many fields, such as music, art, religion and tradition – he inquired, studied and delved into everything. “I look at Cohen (the son) as if he is everywhere,” says his childhood friend, Micha: “I go around every corner of the slopes of the Carmel, and it is the constant activity that characterized him at the time, “Yuri was a member of the Scout and Gadna movement, and he traveled a lot, went to labor camps, and later went to pre-Nahal training” Which prepared its nucleus, the Gadish nucleus, in preparation for conscription. Yuri was drafted into the IDF in October 1957 and began to undergo training in the Nahal Brigade. His core was designated for Kibbutz Gonen, and he was sent to the Officers ‘Training Course and later to an officers’ course, completed the course in August 1960, received the rank of lieutenant colonel and was assigned to the Intelligence Corps. “Yuri became a legend in his life,” recalls Menachem Son of-Shlomi. “Yuri, the commander in charge of the unit, took care of every detail, made sure that he was very light and knew well. The sharpness of youth … Yuri was as light as a hawk and a goat like a tiger … He led us along paths that an eagle would not know … from which we drew the strength and desire to fulfill every mission. ” “If you were looking for someone to symbolize the uniqueness and versatility of the unit, you could adopt such a Yuri.” The enthusiasm, the dedication, the meticulous devotion, the zealotry … and the striving for perfection to the end – characterized his way and his dilemmas all the way … “In 1963 President Laurie gave a citation for an arms-rescue operation at the risk of his own life. Yuri was a responsible, devoted and loving commander of his soldiers. “The love of the land, rootedness, complacency, caring, listening to the friend and the little self-worth are just a few of Yuri’s outstanding traits,” he says. “Yuri graduated from the IDF in 1963. He studied at the Wingate Physical Education Academy from 1963 until 1965. Afterward he began working as a physical training teacher at the Technion where he continued his academic studies. “Jacobson wrote:” He was active in the Technion for years, always willing to help, full of energy and a desire to innovate and develop the existing … never hurt anyone, He is a loyal friend. Yuri went on to serve in the reserves, and fought in the Six-Day War. Two years later, he took a course for company commanders in the Armored Corps. During the Yom Kippur War, he fought with his team in the Golan Heights, and at the end of the war he was assessed as a very good officer who held his company well and fulfilled his duties, but was severely hurt emotionally and morally by the fall of some of his soldiers, On May 2, 1975, while serving in an active reserve duty, Yuri fell in the line of duty as a result of an injury sustained during the Yom Kippur War He was left behind by a wife, daughter, son, parents and brother, who was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Tivon, in which he wrote: “… there are people whose impression on earth is almost imperceptible / AndThinkers / the wonderful ones will become heroes / legends of the people. Such was Yuri. “His family published a book in his memory, including passages about him and his administration, called” Yuri “
