Silberstein, Pesach-Menachem

Pesach-Menachem, son of Nessia and Mordechai, was born on 14.11.1949 in Wroclaw, Poland, and immigrated to Israel with his parents and sister in 1967. In Israel he studied at the Dror elementary school in Kiryat Eliezer and continued his studies Who was very sensitive and serious about life, and when he arrived in Israel at the age of seven, he had difficulties in absorption and adjustment, but he made every effort to get as close as possible to the children’s society. Almost completely traces of his country of origin, in his elementary school, he was loved by his teachers and his classmates, and his theoretical and practical work was an example to his friends. He also took part in the school’s social activities and devoted his free time to the school’s dramatic circle, and his theater talent was discovered even when he was a boy, and since he loved the game on stage, he loved the audience. How impressed he was by his visits to Tel Hai and the Holocaust and Heroism Museum at Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot, when he saw a picture of a humiliated Jew playing the violin for the pleasure of cruel animals. We will never be humiliated! “He was a proud boy, and he was very dear to him and later joined the Hanoar Haoved movement and was active in it both as an apprentice and as a guide. During his high school years, Pesach went on to the science of communications and electronics, and in the ninth grade he wrote with two friends a wide-ranging job on the IBA, and two years later he chose to write a paper on “electronic computers and the possibility of using them as programmed instruction.” He was a diligent and systematic student, and chose to study in a computer course to get into the thickness of the subject And one of his teachers at the high school said that Pesach was outstanding in his intellectual alertness and moral sensibilities, and that he was much more mature and mature in spirit than other boys of his age. He was always quick to draw conclusions and always wanted to help others, and he was always very pleasant in his argument, and was always among the few students who helped their teachers shape the school system. Pesach was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1968. When he was about to enlist, he debated whether to join his comrades in establishing a Nahal Brigade, volunteer for a combat unit, or continue his studies within the framework of the academic reserve. Despite the parents’ attempts to convince him to choose his studies, Pesach volunteered for the Golani Brigade reconnaissance unit. After completing basic training, he completed a series of courses, including a parachuting course, and was allowed to wear a paratrooper’s wings. Pesach was an excellent and responsible soldier. His commanders respected his spirit of volunteerism and dedication. In November 1971, after graduating from regular service, he worked as a programmer for the “Electronic Data Processing Services.” After a year, he began studying at the Technion in Haifa, in the applied mathematics department. Commander of the armored infantry squad. On the 7th of Tishrei 5740 (October 7, 1973), he fell while fulfilling his duties, south of Rephidim. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. Survived by father, mother and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant.