Manor (Helman), Uri

Son of Yosef and Michaela. He was born on April 29, 1947, in Tel Aviv, where he studied at the B – Katznelson, who graduated from the Kogel High School, was a diligent and disciplined student, who excelled in the real professions, especially mathematics, and Uri was among the most active students, volunteering to be a librarian at home He was a member of the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement, and in the course of time he served as a counselor in the movement’s youth movement, and in the seventh grade on a working vacation at Kibbutz Nir Eliyahu, the nucleus of Hashomer Hatzair A member of it, a group whose members later joined the IDF. Uri was a sports enthusiast and trained as part of Hapoel’s youth activities. He also took part in Gadna-Air’s courses, because at that time he dreamed of flying over skies and expanses, and Uri, the blond, was the favorite of the girls, a close friend of his friends, and worse for his younger brother Avner. “He was a devoted and loyal son to his parents and, as he writes in his diary, the relationship between him and his parents was” better than excellent ” Uri was drafted into the IDF in September 1965 and volunteered for the Nahal Brigade After completing basic training and completing a course in a training course and parachuting course, he joined the Nahal paramilitary unit that was on the ground in Idmith, Northern Bull. In the Six-Day War Uri fought in the southern sector as a parachutist. At the end of 1968 he decided to abandon the core, and at his request he was transferred to the pilot’s school and promoted to lieutenant, and later to the rank of captain. In 1975, he completed a certification course for the pilot of the squadron. Uri always remembered his parents, his brother and his wife, tried not to be surprised, took every opportunity to visit the house, wrote detailed letters and called frequently. He never complained about difficulties in his military service and tried to encourage his family, even when he was in difficulties, in training and in courses. When his brother enlisted in the IDF, he wrote him letters of encouragement and instructed him on all matters pertaining to his military service .On the 25th of Kislev 5736 (November 25, 1975) Uri fell in the line of duty and was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Holon. – Dafna, two sons – Amit and Eran, parents, etc. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the deputy commander of the unit wrote: “Uri loved the plane, and like us he saw his mission as a mission. His will was determined and his faith was great. “His parents published a pamphlet in his memory.