Reich, Robert (Ronnie)

Robert (Roni), the only son of Marta and Arnold (Abraham), a Holocaust survivor, was born on 31.3.1950 in Budapest, Hungary, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1957. He attended the elementary school Joseph Trumpeldor and the Henrietta Szold High School in Nahariya, in the biological track. Robert was an outstanding student and loved by his teachers and friends. His teachers told him that he was “blessed with natural intelligence, and his ideas were very interesting and original, and he had self-confidence, and the challenge, which helped him overcome his difficulties, was the main focus of his studies.” He read many books in various fields, but mostly interested in philosophy books. Robert was very sociable and easy to make friends, hospitable, and conversational. He was always kind and willing to help others, and he did not answer the face of a person who asked for his help; He was naturally frank, very honest and conscientious. He always kept his promises and was optimistic, Simcha and had a great sense of humor. At the same time, he was consistent and persistent and sought perfection in all his actions. He was a loyal and devoted son to his parents, respected and respected and respected. Robert was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in mid-November 1968. After completing basic training, he volunteered to serve as a liaison in the Armored Corps, and he was considered a good and disciplined soldier, and his commanders knew that everything he would do was thoroughly, During his service he tried not to worry about his parents and often wrote letters home, never complaining about the difficulties of training and field life so as not to upset his parents. And received praise from his teachers In the Yom Kippur War he enlisted and was sent to the Sinai front where he participated in the battles of containment and break-ins against the Egyptians On the day of Simchat Torah, October 18, 1973, Robert fell in a battle near the ” In the central sector, he was in contact with the company commander, and at the height of the battle to penetrate the West Bank of the Suez Canal his unit set out to rescue one of the forces captured by the Egyptians. A missile hit the armored personnel carrier and Robert was killed at the cemetery in Nahariya, leaving behind a wife and parents, and was raised to the rank of sergeant in a letter of condolence to the bereaved family: “Robert was loved and accepted by his friends and commanders. His actions and perseverance in the long war served us, his comrades and commanders, as a source of strength. “