Friedmann, Zvi
Zvi, son of Clara and Naftali Friedmann, was born on November 3, 1933, in the city of Sanok, Poland. He completed his elementary studies in a Polish school and completed his high school studies at the Max Payne School in Tel Aviv. Freddy, as his friends called him in the army, grew up as the only child of his parents. He had enjoyed his early childhood, surrounded by love and warmth. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, his father was drafted into the Polish army and Zvi, age six, left him permanently. He remained with his mother, who was only twenty-nine and spoke only Polish. When he was about to enter first grade, Poland surrendered to the Germans, who penetrated and invaded every place, and even to the town where he lived with his mother. The mother was frightened like most people, and could not decide whether to travel immediately or stay in the city. But her little son announced: “If you stay in the city, I will not eat or drink!” She had no choice but to hire a cart and a horse and pack a small bundle, where she put all their belongings. On a stormy day they crossed the Sun River and crossed the border into Russia. Acquaintances met them on the other side of the border begged her to hide in their home until the storm passed, but her decision was determined to look for her husband – Zvi’s father. She left the child with the acquaintances, who were strangers to him, and crossed her legs among the various hospitals. One day she learned that he was alive and in Cracow. She went out across enemy lines, and Zvi was left without a father or a mother, and even without the certainty of returning to see her. When she returned without results, she found her son sobbing, and her acquaintances said that he had not stopped crying since she went to Cracow. So she decided not to leave him for a second. They continued wandering without work, without food hoping to find a slice of bread. Zvi encouraged his mother and advised her during these difficult times. She decided to settle in one place and get him a teacher to learn Polish, But in 1940 the two were exiled to Siberia. Where they found themselves in difficult living conditions, In 1941 they were allowed to leave the labor camp and moved to the city of Proenza in Central Asia. Where Zvi tried to complete the studies he had missed in recent years. He studied diligently and quickly completed the missing. From there, they were about to travel to the United States, but Zvi heard stories about Palestine from the emissaries who happened to meet him on the train, and he decided to immigrate to Israel no matter what. Meanwhile, his mother married an old acquaintance who had not received an exit visa and stayed for a while in Poland. In Israel, he immediately went to school and to activities in the youth movement, and met Ida, who was to become his wife.
Zvi was drafted into the IDF at the end of December 1951. During the Yom Kippur War, Zvi took part in the battles against the Syrians in the Golan Heights. In a battle that took place near El-Al on October 10, 1973, Zvi was killed and brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Holon. left behind a wife two daughters and a mother. After his fall, he was promoted to captain.
