Uri Paz

Uri Paz was born in 1934 in Austria

Uri Paz was born in Austria to Serafina and Richard Feinsinger. The family moved to the Land of Israel in 1936 and lived in Nahariya, Tel Aviv and then Haifa. He studied at the Kadoorie Agricultural School at Mount Tabor, finishing in 1950, and was active in sports and music.

He joined the IDF in 1950 and later moved to the navy, completing the naval officers course in 1955. He commanded torpedo boats, served as deputy commander of INS Eilat in the Six-Day War, and headed naval operations during the War of Attrition. He later commanded the Haifa base, became head of naval manpower, and retired in 1979.

After the navy he led the Israel Aerospace Industries delegation in South Africa and then managed its Africa marketing desk, leaving the company in 1987. He later served as secretary of the Kfar Saba merchants association and ran a music store and lessons business. He held a bachelor's degree in general history from Tel Aviv University.

He volunteered with the Lions Club, ERAN and the immigrant absorption center in Kfar Saba. He married Carmela Ben-Shahar in 1954 and Rina Paz in 1978. He died in December 2016.