Kliger, Paltiel (“Peschka”)
Son of Yitzhak and Tova. He was born on March 5, 1939, in the town of Bobruisk, Russia. He spent his childhood in World War II, suffering and wandering through Russia, Poland, and Austria, and these years left his mark on him. Everywhere he came, he felt his strangeness and the difference between him and others because he was Jewish, but it was this sense that made him want to emphasize his Jewishness even in all its external signs. In 1948 the family immigrated to Israel and at its cost settled in Acre. Despite the freedom and lack of fear he found in his new environment, the boy encountered various adaptations, but soon overcame them. In Acre, he attended the “HaTomer” elementary school. He walked at the head of his class, loved his joy and joy, though after a while he became quiet and self-contained. During his school days, he was attracted to nature and agriculture and continued to work in the school garden. Then he decided to be a farmer and on the day he finished his studies he entered the agricultural school in Nahalal. He belonged to the United Movement and took part in all her trips, and thus he knew the country and called it. When he completed his studies, he joined the “Porat” nucleus and together with his comrades joined the group in July 1958. For a whole year he worked with the “core” in Barotim and his friends became more and more familiar with his loyalty, independence, His faith in his actions and his joy to come to the aid of others, he also revealed his great inclination to sport and gave his love of sport to all the members of the nucleus, he took a parachuting course and wore his wings proudly, completing a course of connections and serving as the company’s liaison. 12.2.1960) fell in battle near Ashmura when he served as a liaison and his last words were: “Fire on us – fire … fire … fire …” was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. In his book, “The Wars of the Paratroopers,” Uri Milstein, his memory was immortalized by opening a room in his memory, and there is an album in memory of his battalion and paratroopers.
