Libkind, Yuri

Son of Anna and Raphael. He was born on the 15th of Adar Alef 5723 (February 15, 1973) in the city of Kiev, Ukraine, as the eldest son of his parents. He grew up in his city, where he studied robotics at Technikum. Yuri was a literature lover, a great reader and a sports fan. He was a Zionist, and after hearing a lot about Israel, he pressed his parents to immigrate to Israel. The family immigrated in 1991 and settled in Rishon Letzion. Yuri studied at an ulpan in Kibbutz Revivim and later moved to Kibbutz Gvulot, where he was accepted as a “adopted son” in the Bar Yehuda family and continued his computer studies at Sha’ar Hanegev College. “When they asked us to host one of Sela’s students, I asked for the most beautiful guy, and it was Yuri,” Yuri Liebkind, whose name is “Liva Kind” – a nice boy. And polite. ” In March 1993, Yuri was drafted into a compulsory army service and after completing basic training, he was promoted to the rank of corporal and assigned to serve as a NCO who was established in a Nahal unit in the Negev, and was very well- Who managed the sycamore in an excellent manner On Saturday, June 4, 1994, Yuri fell while serving, and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Rishon Letzion, leaving behind his parents and sister Orit. Ehud Barak wrote in a letter of condolence to the family: “Yuri was described by his friends as a very sociable, smiling soldier who tried to help others. A beautiful and joined the battalion. ” The commander of the unit added, “Yuri carried out his work with admirable devotion, and this friendly devotion and character characterized Yuri and liked him for his friends and commanders.”