Goldschmidt (Paz), Uriel (Uri)

Was born on 29.11.1922 in Daughter of Galim in Haifa, where he grew up in this neighborhood on the seashore and was one of the best swimmers of his childhood, Uriel graduated from the Reali School in Haifa and studied English He joined the Palmach in his early years, Nasser, and his family was barely able to obtain his release. During the Second World War he accepted the order of the institutions and enlisted in the British army. He rose to the rank of sergeant (sergeant) and specialized in artillery and tanks – also with the intention of acquiring the knowledge in order to hand him over to his comrades in the Haganah. Later he was attached to the Jewish Brigade. In the decisive battle of the River Sanyo, he was outstanding in his heroism and was awarded a high-grade medal by which the King of England had signed his own letter of thanks. After the annihilation of the Nazi enemy, he remained in Europe and devoted himself to relief and assistance activities for survivors of the Holocaust and emigration to Eretz Israel, and to this end he passed through all western and central European countries. When he returned to Israel he went to work at the center of the “Israel Navy”. At first, he was involved in regular office work, and later was charged with fostering relations with organized youth and with foreign countries and treating guests from the Diaspora (his pleasant manner and full control of English, French and German). He worked hard to improve the circulation of the magazine, Immediately after the United Nations General Assembly resolution on partition and the beginning of the War of Independence, he volunteered for full service and held responsible positions in the Military Library Organization and in the Military Film Department, in the organization and in the training of the cannons , In officers’ courses, and worked hard to expand his knowledge Hugh military. When his cousin Yitzhak White fell on the Jerusalem front, he said: “We must overcome our grief out of respect for ourselves and our people” – without knowing that this also applies to his own family. After the operation ended, he immediately moved to the northern front, fought in the ranks of the Oded Brigade, during Operation Hiram for the liberation of the Galilee, and fell in the Battle of Tarshiha on the 27th of Tishrei, 30.10.1948) and was put to rest at the military cemetery in Haifa. The library that he founded “The Maritime Line to Israel” in the seamen’s house in Tel Aviv is named after him.