Amit (Slutzky), Zeev

Ze’ev, son of Rachel and Noah, was born on July 15, 1927After the establishment of the IDF, he served first in the Golani Brigade, in the battles of the Jordan Valley, and later joined the 89th Regiment under the command of Moshe Dayan and fought in the battles for the liberation of Lod and Ramle and in the operations to break the road to the Negev and the occupation of Auja- In 1953, when the security situation worsened in the country, he volunteered for Unit 101 and took part in all its operations and activities, as well as fighting in paratroop units during the period of retaliation. In Unit 101 and in the paratroopers he met Ariel Sharon, his friend and commander, and a long and close friendship developed between them. At the headquarters of Major General Sharon, Ze’evle joined the Yom Kippur War and fell in battle. After he was discharged from regular service, he returned to Israel and was called abroad for a security mission abroad. He was involved in an “illegal” immigration of Jews from North Africa, and was awarded a distinction by the late President Yitzhak Son of-Zvi. In all those years he served in the army or abroad, he remained very attached to his moshav, Nahalal. Every holiday he could be found in a field, engaged in agriculture with his own hands, returning to the land he loved. Many of Ze’ev’s friends praised his special qualities. Much was said about his courage; Not only is he not deterred by any danger, but – as the poet Yitzhak Shalev wrote about him: “There are people among us whose lives are too close to the paths of projectiles, shells and shrapnel, until sometimes they die in peace between these lines.” Praise him for cleverness, for the roughness of a son-of-a-moshav, for his “golden Lev” and for his unbounded devotion to wife and children. He was a devoted friend – as Arik Sharon said – “a real example of a true friend, a true friend who stood the test of time, a family man, a father who loved his children and symbolized a generation that was used to volunteering, a generation that had no hesitations and doubts and doubts. To impose tasks on him, he would take them. ” Ze’ev underwent an officers’ course and a paratroop course, and was the owner of the “Independence Day” and “Sinai Sign”. When the Yom Kippur War broke out he volunteered for active duty and joined the headquarters of Major General Arik Sharon, the commander and friend. Ze’ev was hit and killed in a shelling near the Suez Canal on the 21st of Tishrei(17 October 1973.) He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Nahalal, leaving behind a wife, a son and two daughters, a mother, three sisters, and a brother who was promoted to the rank of major. Seats, lists and articles in the press