Schwarzman, Meir-Israel

Meir, son of Masha and Moshe, was born in Petah Tikva on June 28, 1951. A third son was named after Meir-Israel, his mother-in-law who perished in the Holocaust, Israel and Gordon in his city, and completed his high school studies at the Brenner and Exeter-Ankori schools in Petah Tikva, where his father was an officer in the Red Army and his mother fought as a partisan in the forests. When Meyer, a Yaffa and healthy baby, was born, the mother fell ill and was transferred to the hospital for a long period of time, and Meir’s two older brothers were adopted by foster families until the mother recovered, and Meir remained at home, He was usually wet and neglected until he found a suitable institution, but only when he was two years old did his mother grow up and be able to take care of her son, the long longing created a unique relationship between the two, a relationship of great understanding and great love. Of the mother, “or” the mother of one son. “But things were said in good spirits, because in fact, when she finally recovered, she looked after the entire family, as if to compensate them for all the time he had lost. He liked to help his mother with shopping and at home, and also had close social ties with his classmates. Meir and his mother spoke in Yiddish among themselves, and Meyer acquired from her the optimistic humor, which has a delicate melancholy tone, such as that in the stories of Itzik Manger and Shalom Aleichem. Meir was gifted with acting skills and used to imitate the types he met, for the enjoyment of the household, who laughed a lot. During high school, he was associated with a group of boys and girls, and they became known as a united and united group. They shared secrets and created their own experiences, traveled the country and went together as a nucleus for Shalhat in Kibbutz Beit HaEmek, in preparation for the Nahal. Meir was an avid nature enthusiast who knew insects and plants in their name, wandered through various areas and landscapes and joined the Society for the Protection of Nature. He remained in Beit HaEmek until the time he enlisted in the IDF, and Meir was drafted into the IDF in late 1969 and was assigned to the Armored Corps. After basic training and after completing various professional courses, he was assigned to serve as a noncommissioned officer in an armored corps unit, where he acquired friends and was found to be responsible and dedicated. In the Yom Kippur War, Meir participated in battles against the Egyptians on the Sinai front, and after days and nights of fierce fighting, his unit moved to the other side of the Suez Canal and stood in a heavy fire of Katyusha rockets. It is difficult in the area of ​​the Soir Soir on the shore of the Great Bitter Lake, and on Thursday, 15 November 1973, he died of his wounds. He was brought to eternal rest in the Petach Tikva cemetery. Survived by his parents, three brothers and a sister. After his death he was promoted to corporal. His family and friends published a memorial booklet commemorating his name