Levi, Uriel

Uriel, son of Soltana and Nissim, was born on December 29, 1941, in Izmir, Turkey, where he immigrated to Israel with his family in 1949 and attended the elementary school in Lod A. Uriel was a member of the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed movement, The youth of Lod, was an active sports enthusiast and was the manager of the soccer team of “Hapoel” Lod, who played soccer, took part in many marches, games and races for which he was awarded diplomas and medals. Stamps and envelopes Uriel was drafted into the IDF in early February 1960 and assigned to the Signal Corps. After basic training, he took a course in mechanics and technical clerks. He was a very disciplined and obedient soldier, devoted to his work and a great professional. After his regular army service, he worked for the electronics company Oram as a purchasing clerk, and his superiors praised him for his dedication, precision and diligence, And every employee of the company knew that Uriel was doing everything he was entrusted with, and that he had been awarded the “Six-Day War” in 1967. He was very sociable, friendly and a loyal confidant, and he could listen patiently and patiently to anyone who turned to him. Everyone knew him as a kind, gentle and pleasant man, a pleasant conversationalist who knew how to speak sensibly and with good taste Yin was able to study with lucid thought and reason, and he was meticulous in fulfilling every task and challenge he had set for himself, he had a great deal of self-confidence, but he never bragged or bragged, he was a modest man who loved simplicity and always satisfied with what he had. He was the son of his daughter, Shlomit, who was born five months before the outbreak of the war, and was sent to the front in Sinai when the Yom Kippur War broke out. , Where he was overcome by the horrors of the braking battles. On October 11, 1973, Uriel was killed and killed on the “Mars” axis in the northern sector in an attack by MiG planes on his workshop. He was brought to eternal rest in the Lod cemetery. Survived by a wife and daughter, parents, brother and two sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Uriel was one of the builders and designers of the communications company, and he performed his duties very efficiently, always in a good mood and with a smile.” His unit published a pamphlet called “The First Walkers”, in memory of its fallen soldiers, and Uriel among them.