Ben Roth and Benny was born on Friday, October 28, 1977 in Jerusalem. An elder brother to Etti and Leil. When he was one year old, the family moved to Kfar Shmaryahu, in a small house built by his grandfather, the father of his mother, Hans Byte (director of the Youth Aliyah, who fell in a convoy in Castel in December 1947). When Uri was three, he traveled with his parents and his brother, Itai, to spend two years in the state of Oregon in the northwestern United States. This time ended with a trip across the continent, and Bory planted the love of hiking. Three years after she returned to Israel, the extended family, which now included Yael, moved to Kfar Sava. Uri attended the Ben-Gurion elementary school in Kfar Sava and the elementary school in Ramot Hashavim. He attended sixth grade at the Reizenstein school in the eastern city of Pittsburgh, where the family spent a sabbatical. Upon their return to Israel, Uri studied at the Sharett Junior High School and completed his studies in the first graduating class of the Hayovel High School (now Herzog) in Kfar Sava. As a child, Uri played a soprano, alt and side, and tried to paint. These experiences expanded his interest in art and music. From the age of eight he trained in Taekwondo and before his enlistment he won a black belt. In his youth he eagerly read science fiction books, especially Tolkien’s. In his last years he was interested in cinema, beautiful literature, philosophy and psychology, which he liked to talk to his friends. Uri was a sociable boy, who loved to go out and have fun, loved life and tried to exhaust it. He was a deep, pleasant, conversational fellow with wide horizons, who was an attentive ear to his friends. Uri successfully completed a pilot training course and began his regular service in January 1996. In December 1997 he completed his pilot course as a helicopter pilot. He moved to the United States to become an owl helicopter and served for a short time at the Air Force Flight School and later as an ape pilot. During his last service, he served in the Air Force headquarters at the Head of the Police Department, and his striving for perfection and his demanding demands made it difficult for him to finish his life on Wednesday, May 17, 2000, at the age of twenty-three. Was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kfar Sava, leaving behind his parents, brother and sister, in a letter of consolation to the family: “I met Uri when he was a pilot at the advanced stage. Even then, as an apprentice, he stood out in his aspirations for perfection in everything he did. Upon his arrival in the squadron, where I served as the deputy commander of the squadron, his high personal level was evident both as an officer and as a pilot. His commitment to every task and independence in fulfilling his role deserved to be emulated. Later, Uri served as one of the pillars, a feature that was expressed on the eve of the change of command, an evening I will never forget. When I took up my position as commander of the squadron, a special, open and friendly relationship developed between us. It was a pleasure to talk and work with him and hear his advice. In his special way and in his faith he aspired to excellence and striving for zero deficiencies. Uri could not understand that he was already there. “
