Silberstein, Uri

Uri was born in Haifa on June 11, 1944. He studied at Geula Elementary School and continued to study at the Hugim High School, both in Haifa. Was a boy full of joy, a joyful laugh of Simcha mischievousness, and Uri’s memory still evokes a feeling of pleasantness and kindness in the hearts of his friends, and his joy was a real joy, stemming from an optimistic approach, not from frivolity. He had many friends, he was always one of the “friends” and his circle of friends grew more and more, he did not break off straight ties, but always added new acquaintances to them. He would never give himself up in the class or bow, and he would gladly give up the dancing and the singing and hold the accordion and play it for hours, so that others would dance and sing Uri was gifted with a brilliant conversational ability and an immediate ability to analyze and respond to his friends, who were unable to prepare for a lesson with a teacher who used to examine students in the material from the previous lesson. Although he could rely only on the memory of the lesson of a week ago, he stood and lectured fluently and intelligently for many minutes. The next day, the guest came to admire the students with the best thinking in this class. The social activity, the friends, the friendship and the relations with them were his main concern, and he devoted most of his free time to them. He also came to the Scouts, he was an active member of the movement and spent many hours there. There, too, he forged a strong friendship with many friends. They liked Uri because he knew how to live among people. He is blessed with the ability to listen and understand. The connection with him was almost intuitive. Many of his friends loved to come to him and talk to him for hours. They were not afraid to open their hearts to him and tell him things they dared not tell anyone else. His house was always full of friends and the fun of conversation was more important to him than any other recreation. Despite his gaiety and exuberance, he was most serious about his approach to serious questions in his own life, let alone in the lives of others. Values ​​of love of work, contentment with the least, honesty and modesty, were a necessity for him and not slogans hanging on the walls of the nest movement. In fact, when he reached the IDF, he proved that he meant everything he said and demanded in his “nucleus.” Uri was drafted into the IDF in October 1962 and volunteered for the Nahal Brigade. But Uri was unable to reconcile himself to the fact that he was a ‘Jobnik’, and after a difficult struggle he managed to move to the Armored Corps reconnaissance unit and completed his service as a medic After graduating from regular service and after graduating from law school at the Hebrew University, he married his wife, Sarah, and established his home in Bat-Yam, where he decided to be independent. From the profession, and began working as an independent lawyer, to the pride of his family and friends. In the Yom Kippur War, Uri participated in the difficult battles in the Golan Heights, and many of his friends did not know that he was fighting in one of the elite combat units and therefore they did not worry about him. On the 14th of Tishrei 5734 (10.10.1973), in the battle that took place to the east of Mount Yosifon, Uri was hit by a Katyusha rocket and killed. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. His mother, to whom he was particularly attached, did not stand up to the terrible loss and died shortly after receiving the bitter news. He left behind a wife, a father and a brother. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant.