Son of Aharon and Sarah. He was born on May 5, 1950 in Haifa. He completed his entire course of study – from elementary school to “Bagrut” – at the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa. He was a student above average in his achievements. As the mother of a piano teacher, he first learned to parrot this instrument, but later switched on the violin and continued to play it. He participated in concerts at the Rubin Conservatory, where he studied, and from his father, who is a member of Egged and also serves as a guide who inherited the affection for the landscapes of the country, and together with his father, traveled at length, He was also a member of the student council of the Reali School and was awarded prizes for his devoted activities in this body. At the age of seventeen, Zvika was when the Six-Day War broke out, and he lived this war on her anxieties and victories with deep emotional involvement, and he saw his military future But when he joined the IDF a year later, he changed his plans while he was at the absorption and sorting base, following the successful tests for air-conditioning. The dream of being a combat pilot captured his Lev. He entered the flying school, and thanks to his devotion to the goal and his natural skills, he overcame the obstacles and succeeded in the tensions that accompanied the training courses for fighter pilots. He had also taken a parachuting course. Zvika was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early February 1968. Two years later, in March 1970, he was already wearing the rank of second lieutenant, and he took another four-month course and was accepted as a regular pilot in a squadron of supermisters. In May 1973, his first son, Alon, was born, and three years later his second son, Ran, moved to Be’er Sheva, where his professional activity enabled Zvika After a year of operational activity, the IAF sought to derive the best of Zvika’s training skills and was assigned to a training role in He enlisted all his Zionist resources, which he had acquired at home, in schools, and in the scouts, in order to educate them for good citizenship, idealism, and spirit of sacrifice. Zvika’s direct words of appreciation: “You started a huge project, which brought great benefit to the apprentices. You were a ‘father’ devoted to the trainees and facilitated their absorption in the school and the IDF. ” Zvika returned to a fighter squadron just in time to take an active part in the Yom Kippur War, flying in the Super Mister. The commander’s assessment of this activity was: “He carried out missions on a high level and efficiently, and he was a good help in the squadron’s administrative organization.” After the war, Zvika’s desire to drive the prestigious Phantom plane was realized. By then he had risen to the rank of captain. At the end of 1977, Zvika arrived on his fast-track track to the Military School for Command and Staff and was awarded a commendation. It was only a continuation of a long series of very positive opinions, arms throughout his military career. Here are some of them: In 1972 – “a very good officer, very dedicated and responsible;” 1975 – “An adult, serious, very responsible, humorous;” In 1977 – “Strongly motivated, very dynamic, sensitive – but with potential.” However, Zvika did not have the potential to reach full potential. On the 28th of Adar 5738 (March 7, 1978) – he was only twenty-eight years old – he fell in the line of duty. He was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. He left behind a wife, two sons, two parents, two brothers and a sister. After his death Zvika was raisedTo the rank of major.
