Steinberg, Marcel
Marcelo (Cello), son of Zippora and Ze’ev (Lupo), was born in 1939 in Palaticany, Romania, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1950. Herzl was assigned to reserve duty as a paramedic in an armored battalion, and since then he has remained there. Over the years, he underwent additional training for paramedics. He participated in the Six-Day War in the battles in Sinai, was wounded in the battle at Um-Katef, received a commendation from the brigade commander, and was awarded the “Medal of Honor” for his heroism in the following act: “On June 5, 1967, When he returned to his half-track, Marcel was wounded, bandaged himself and remained with the force, refusing to go to medical treatment. Only two hours later the battalion commander persuaded him to evacuate and he was transferred to the hospital. ” After completing his regular service, Marcel worked in a pipe factory in Bnei Brak and in a pipe factory in Ramle. Afterward he studied frameworks and worked as a locksmith in the Solel Boneh garages in Be’er Sheva, and in 1963 moved to the Negev. After he married a wife, a lot of Marcel helped her, since she also worked outside the house. He did it for her with love and will even after she gave him three children and stopped working in the office. Recently, Marcel was preparing to move with his family to Kibbutz Negba. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Herzl was called to his unit and participated as a combat medic in the Sinai battles. On October 14, 1973, on the hills opposite Kantara, in the northern sector of the Suez Canal, Marcel was hit by a mortar shell and killed when he was rescued to give medical treatment to a wounded soldier. He was brought to rest in the cemetery in Be’er Sheva. He left behind a wife, two daughters and a son, parents, sister and brother. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant.
