Braumann, Wolf

Son of Chaya and Yehuda, was born on July 3, 1948, in a detention camp set up by the British in Cyprus. His parents, who survived the Holocaust in Europe, arrived on the illegal immigrant ship to the shores of the country, the ship was caught and the immigrants were transferred to the detention camp. During the period of their parents’ detention, their son Zeev was born. In 1948, after the United Nations General Assembly decided to establish the Jewish state, the family arrived in Israel and settled in the area of ​​Ness Ziona. Zeev attended the “State 3” elementary school where he lived. Afterward, he continued to study in the regional high school, with a biological track. At the age of 17, prior to his enlistment in the IDF, Ze’ev turned to the recruiting office and asked to be recruited and trained to serve in the Intelligence Corps, and he repeated his intelligence about secret services. Ze’ev was recruited in June 1967, a few days after the Six-Day War, underwent basic training and was assigned to an IAF armament technician unit, where he completed several professional courses, succeeded in them, and in February 1968 was promoted to Corporal. A year later Ze’ev was promoted to sergeant. When he completed his service in the regular army, he volunteered for the career army. He was sent to a certified technicians course at ORT, in the industrial and management track, successfully completing the course and advancing in the ranks and positions. The opinion of his commanders was: “He is capable of guidance and organization, responsible and dedicated to his position, performs his missions to the satisfaction of his superiors.” During his service Ze’ev wrote in his pamphlet “Palmachon” and even edited the pamphlet. He invested all of his talent and energy in his service, not only in his professional roles, but also in tasks in which he could express his creative talent. In February 1971 Ze’ev married a wife and built his home in Petah Tikva. He continued to study and progress in his profession, and his commanders noted him as “having a very good professional and command potential, worthy of further promotion.” In June 1976, he was promoted to the rank of major sergeant and even was a candidate for an officer’s course On 20 Tevet 5785 (January 13, 1985) while driving a small electric vehicle inside the base, his car collided with a civilian bus. Ze’ev was killed in the accident. He was 36 years old when he fell. He was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Petah Tikva. He left behind a wife, two daughters, a son and a father. The commander of his unit wrote in a letter of condolence to his family: “Ze’ev, who began his career in the Air Force some 18 years ago, was known to us all as a friendly and energetic person, and I knew him personally in the past two years. In the fields of society and culture “