Mart, Barry
Barry, son of Zippora and Zalman, was born in Jerusalem on the 6th of Adar 5708 (6.4.1948). At the time of Bari’s birth, his father was the commander of the Moriah Brigade and Barry’s circumcision celebration (named after his mother David Berl Katznelson) was forced to leave at the height of the news of the attack on Hadassah’s medical convoy. When he was six, the family moved to Ramat Gan, where he completed his studies at the Arnon Elementary School. On his way back to Israel, he traveled alone in the world and visited the United States and Europe, and impressions and experiences were nice stories, which we enjoyed for years. In August 1966, when he arrived in Israel, he immediately volunteered at the army base and offered himself for pilots, but to his dismay he had to give up the dream of his childhood for medical reasons – and arrived at the Armored Corps. In the course of his military service, he participated actively in the Six Day War (as a Sherman tank driver) in retaliation and border crime, and taught for a long time at the Armored Corps School. And despite the fact that his father was a career soldier, Bari did not follow suit. He was discharged as a brilliant officer with good prospects for progress and went to civilian life – studying at Tel Aviv University in the Political Science Department, which he graduated with honors And as a computer research assistant in the political science department at Tel Aviv University, and during the course of his studies he worked at the university and did interesting work on behalf of himself and for Prof. Arian, Dr. D. Nachmias and Prof. Turgovnik. His workday lasted about eighteen hours. He literally “devoured” time, was Simcha with his work and always had time for the garden at home, for car repair and for social entertainment. From his studies in political science, American democracy seemed to him ideal. In particular, the free American agriculture seemed to him a very good way for the State of Israel, for Barry, despite being a man of the world, was an enthusiastic Israeli patriot. His many trips around the world and his many acquaintanceships in Israel and around the world enabled him to reach areas of interest and experiences that few people enjoy, and to receive a standard of quality of life, even though they will remain silent in Israel. On the eve of Yom Kippur Barry went to New York as a security guard on an El Al plane. When the war broke out, he received an order from Israel to remain in the area, and even went on a single flight to accompany an airplane that brought equipment to Israel. When the plane arrived in Amsterdam, and Barry had to go back with him to the United States, he did not accept the verdict and pleaded with meAn El Al pilot who knew him, and he responded to him and took him as a hitchhiker in the cockpit. Without a passport and without any belongings, he arrived in Israel. The Yom Kippur War was already underway for four days, and Barry no longer found his reserve unit, which had already participated in the battles. He was joined as a platoon commander in a new armored unit that was established during the battles and sent to Sinai. On Wednesday, October 17, 1973, on their way to cross the canal, they were sent to rescue a paratrooper force from the Chinese Farm, where a mortar shell hit the turret of his tank, where he stood bare, and Barry fell in battle. He was brought to rest in the military section of Kiryat Shaul. His parents and his two brothers, Avner and Yehiam, lost a son and a dear brother, and there is no consolation.
