Zvi, son of Michael and Aliza Son of-Yishai, immigrants from Morocco, was born on July 15, 1956 in Haifa, to a well-to-do family, and at the beginning of May 1974 he was drafted into the Artillery Corps. Zvi died during his service on the 5th of Tevet 5765 (December 9, 1975) – he was 19. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, and he left behind his parents, brothers and sisters.