Rotenberg, Vladimir (Volodya)
Son of Avraham and Yocheved. He was born on the 12th of Shevat, February 5, 1936, in Chiliabinsk, Russia. He was one and a half years old when his father was arrested by the authorities. Two months later his mother was arrested. Vladimir was handed over to an orphanage. His father was executed on the spot, and after 12 years of imprisonment, his mother was released. She then began to search for her son all over the Soviet Union. She experienced many hardships until she finally found him. He began studying in 1943 and completed his studies in a vocational school for seven years.
In 1956, thanks to the Polish nationality of his mother, they succeeded in leaving the Soviet Union and came to Israel. As a member of Egged, he was loyal, industrious, and responsible, always ready to give a helping hand. His friends loved him. He was able to establish a warm and pleasant home, and was a good husband and devoted father to his children. Despite his arrival in Israel after his enlistment, he served in the IDF. In this service, he completed his basic training in the Nahal Brigade, and later served as a driver at the Gadna Command. After his service, he went to reserve duty. At the outbreak of the Six-Day War, he served as a half-track driver, whose job was to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield. He did everything he was responsible for, with tremendous devotion. He fell, during the line of duty while serving in the reserves, during the Six-Day War, on the 6th of Elul, August 30, 1968. He left a wife, son and daughter. He was brought to eternal rest in the Maaleh Hahamisha group. In a letter of condolence to his family, the commander of his unit wrote, on his behalf and on behalf of his comrades, that Vladimir excelled in his position and was loved by soldiers and commanders alike. ” he was honest, brave and a good friend …” Every year, on the anniversary of his death, a tennis-ritual competition is held in his memory at the Egged branch in Jerusalem, and the winner receives a trophy in his honor. His name was mentioned in the book about Dov Oppenheimer, who fell in the Six Day War, who was Vladimir’s good friend.
