Rothschild, Morris
Son of Salomon and Ruth. Born on May 14, 1955 in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. His parents managed to escape from Nazi Germany in 1939, but not to the place they sought and dreamed of – the Land of Israel. As a member of the Mizrachi movement, Morris’ father went to the pioneering hachshara, but did not receive the certificate he wanted to immigrate to Israel. And so we moved to the United States where he set up his home. Morris was educated in a traditional Jewish atmosphere and absorbed Ahavat Zion at home. The dream of immigrating to the Land of Israel was never shelved. During the family’s visit to Israel, the mother, a nurse, saw the shortage of nurses and decided to come and volunteer to help the patients in Israel. A year later, she stood in the nurses’ shift at the Tel Hashomer hospital. She returned to the United States in order to eliminate matters there and immigrate to Israel. Along with her husband, a mechanic by trade, and with the whole family. In 1971 they came and settled in Ra’anana. The young Maurice, with his prominent American accent, was experiencing difficult difficulties. Although he came with a Jewish educational baggage, after studying at the Yashita Kurtzer Academy and the Talmud Torah Study in Baltimore. He immigrated to Israel at age 16 and enrolled in the Zeitlin High School in Tel Aviv. The rigidity of the school’s procedures and the lack of consideration of his limitations as a new immigrant caused him disappointment. However, he overcame all the obstacles out of a strong decision that here his home. Nevertheless, in order to ease himself, he moved to the American school in Kfar Shmaryahu, where the language of study is English. And when the language was removed, he finished high school successfully. Morris started studying at Tel Aviv University. After the Yom Kippur War, he decided to volunteer for military service, although he had the right to postpone his service as a new immigrant, and at the end of May 1974 he was drafted into the Armored Corps. He was assigned to a training base in the role of a recruits’ instructor and sergeant, fulfilling his duties to the satisfaction of his commanders, but when he felt that he had exhausted his ability in this position, he requested to be transferred to an operational unit. During his service. He was laid to rest in the military section of the cemetery in Ra’anana. His brother left two parents and two sisters
