Kluger, Shmuel (“Shmulik”)

Son of-Yaakov and Paula were Holocaust survivors. He was born on 28.10.1948 in Stockholm, Sweden. He immigrated with his family to Israel in 1949. He studied at the Zichron Yosef elementary school in the mansion and completed his studies at the Haifa Gymnasium in electronics. Shmuel was an enthusiastic athlete, a soccer fan, a basketball player and a swimmer. In his youth he was also a member of the Scouts movement. He was a good friend and a devoted friend of his friends and therefore loved him and sought his closeness. He was very devoted to his home and his family. He was especially attached to his sister Sarah and always found a sympathetic ear. He took care of her books and even after his army service remained in close contact with them, he was always Simcha and Simcha and did not complain, and since he graduated from elementary school he grew up and became serious, while his outstanding qualities from childhood – devotion and loyalty – have become devoted to loyalty and loyalty to the homeland. To the IDF in February 1967. During his days of service, his devotion and loyalty to the home were even more evident – especially in the Six-Day War, when his father was also recruited. At every opportunity he would call home to know what was going on. He never bragged about the roles he had in the army and did not tell them about them at home. When he came home on vacation he wanted to drive like any other citizen. He was good and helpful, helping others and not always thinking of his own usefulness. He excelled in his dedication and responsibility during his military service, and at the same time he was modest and self-conscious and moved away from compliments and fame. He did not speak much, and what he said, he said with reason and thought. Shmuel prepared to study mechanical engineering at the Technion in Haifa after his discharge from regular service. On the 4th of Iyar 5729 (May 2, 1969), Shmuel fell in a battle in El Hama. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. His childhood friend wrote to his parents and told them that he had met kibbutz members from the Beit She’an Valley and told him that Shmuel’s name had preceded him – his activities on the border and across the border. The commander of his unit wrote in a letter of condolence to the family: “Before our eyes we see the tall image of your son, his piercing eyes and his pleasant, soothing smile.” The unit excelled in all its ways from the beginning of its career to the rank and file officer, And he returned to us again, this time as a promising young lieutenant, he was a platoon commander, always took responsible positions and performed them to the satisfaction of his commanders and even more than that, was admired by his soldiers and always served as a living example of the successful and successful commander. His rapid military progress and his commanders and subordinates. ” The newspaper published in the elementary school where he studied published an article about him; In addition, a marble slab was placed in his memory.