Uzi, son of Edna and Yehuda, was born on May 15, 1947 in Kibbutz Revivim in the Negev, whose parents were his founders. A year later his family moved to Kibbutz Alonim. Uzi stood out in his stubbornness and seriousness as he attributed to every role assigned to him. As a child, he was responsible for the school’s children’s agriculture and excelled at working in livestock. His classmates tell of him, who never shied away from responsibility and was always the first in every assignment his class took upon itself. In his parents’ room, Uzi was creating a special atmosphere in his kindness, loyalty, and respect for his parents. Although in school he found it difficult to study, but with the willpower he achieved excellent achievements, and was therefore highly regarded by his friends. Once he said: “I never did well in my studies and how I can help Pnina (his girlfriend), I myself do not understand.” As a boy he was one of the pillars of his class when it came to social life and school. For a while he was a member of Alonim’s basketball team. He was handsome, handsome, with a penetrating look, cheerful and humorous. Among his friends he was known as a loyal and dedicated friend, pleasant and humble. Uzi was drafted into the IDF in mid-July 1965 and assigned to the Nahal Brigade. He completed basic training as an outstanding apprentice, and after completing his commanding officer course and performing his duties efficiently and skillfully, was sent to the officers’ course, where he was assigned as an officer to the Nahal training base. In the Six Day War he was posted to the Shaked reconnaissance unit. During his service in the IDF, he served as a commander of a company of new recruits, including new immigrants, Yeshiva students, fathers of families, a variety of people of different ages, different backgrounds and different strata. Because he was younger than most of his subordinates, was a commander, a mentor and a teacher, who directed them on the path to good citizenship and dealt with their problems far more than he was required to do. He would have had one word of his, without an authoritative tone, so that his will would be carried out immediately. “According to another soldier,” he knew exactly what he was doing and how to relate to society. Sometimes I saw him get off the jeep and take his place after … very gentle, smart, with a healthy sense of humor … “In mid-July 1968, Uzi completed his regular service with the rank of lieutenant. He joined the “Youth Work” branch in Daughter of Galim at the end of 1968. At the end of that year, he returned to Alonim to relieve the distress caused by the lack of workers in the field crops industry. He was chosen by the staff to be the center of the industry, and in his pleasant manner, integrity and especially as a personal example, Uzi cultivated the sense of responsibility among employees And he was always looking for ways to improve the work and make it easier for the workers, and it was clear to all that things would always go well if Uzi took care of them. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Uzi went to his unit in the Golan Heights before his enlistment order came in. As captain, he took command of a jeep reconnaissance unit and fought in the battles of containment and incursion against the Syrians. On October 26, 1973, he was sent to coordinate with the UN officers the location of the cease-fire line. In Tel-Mar’i, his jeep got on a mine and he was killed. He was laid to rest in the cemetery in his kibbutz. TheHe is followed by parents and two brothers. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of Major. In a letter of condolence to the mourning family, the defense minister wrote: “Uzi was defined as an effective officer, with initiative, leadership, ability and perception, and served as a personal example for his subordinates.” The kibbutz published pamphlets in his memory, which included things about his character and the words of his classmates, his work and his service in the army.
