Arieh, son of Tzipora and Israel, was born on 27.6.1943 in Jerusalem. He was not yet six years old when he was first grade, and when he was ten, he moved to the Alliance school. The small red-haired little boy soon managed to be the leader of his classmates. From an early age he stood out in his independent opinions and in his original approach to life. He believed in things uncompromisingly and agreed to accept the burden of convention unless he was convinced. So he was willing to fight for his opinions even if the price was high. After graduating from elementary school, Arik studied at the Carmia high school. As a member of the Hashomer Hatzair movement, he saw his future as a member of the kibbutz movement and used to defend passionately the political principles he believed in. At the same time, the Urim Theater began to operate in Jerusalem. Eric joined him and soon became the most prominent player in the group. He had a unique talent for acting, and he devoted all his attention to the theater with his special enthusiasm. He was very enthusiastic about the movement, organized trips, was active in the battalion and army committees, was a guide and used to write the material for the wall posters. Aryeh was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of October 1960 and assigned to the Nahal Brigade with his comrades. Because he was short-sighted and therefore had a low medical profile, he was attached to the “palm-to-uniform” group, and this bothered him greatly. He did not allow his commanders to rest until he was allowed to undergo advanced training and parachute training as part of a paratroop battalion, and was able to receive “parachutist wings.” Throughout his service in the army, Arieh stood out in his uniform, At the beginning of April 1963 Arik was released from regular army service, and when he joined the Kibbutz Lehavot Habashan, Arieh became a kibbutznik in every way and managed to enter the fishing industry and become an expert in a short period of time. And when he was a student at elementary school, he persuaded two of his friends to go Tel Aviv, and later on he was caught while making his way to Petra, and he left the farm to go to study Russian literature and philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and participated in the Jerusalem Battalions in the Six Day War. And during the occupation of the Old City, the horrors of the war caused him a deep shock, and for a long time he barely spoke, shut himself up, wandered about with his hair and beard, and worked as a writer. He organized drama circles in schools, continued his activities at the Urim Theater, directed plays and participated in plays at the Hebrew University. His dream was to establish a youth theater in Jerusalem in which only youth would participate. In 1969 he traveled to London to study in the field of youth theater, met with directors and actors and returned full of plans, vigor and passion for their realization. Arieh’s image stood out in his city. He was one of the first to grow long hair, his clothes were unusual, because that was his character – independent and disobedient. He was also a model educator; His apprentices adored him and the secretaries who worked with him were willing to make every effort, especially when he smiled at them with great kindness. He knew how to sweep everything with his enthusiasm, and so he managed to convince him, to raise funds at the municipality and to establish the youth theater “on stage.” Among the performances and studies at the university he was involved in additional activities: training youth theater instructors, managing puppet theater and street theater with his apprentices from Bet Matara, as well as directing and directing the satirical cabaret, in cooperation with the Student Union. In 1972 he was awarded a Ph.D.And he continued his studies toward a master’s degree in comparative literature. That same year he married his girlfriend Manuar, Raya, and later they had a daughter, of which he was proud, for he loved her with all the passion in his Lev. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, he was drafted and sent to the front in the Golan Heights. On the sixth day of the war, on the 11th of Tishrei 5734 (11.10.1973) in the battle near Khan Arnabeh, his half-track was hit by an anti-tank shell and Arieh was killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery on Mount Herzl. He left behind a wife and daughter, parents, two sisters and two brothers. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. Words in his memory are included in the book “Nizkor”, published by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in memory of students and teachers who fell in combat; In the book “Pathways in the Field,” which was dedicated to the memory of the thirteen fallen soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade. The IDF’s Paratroopers Brigade published his memoirs.
