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Kimovitz, Zalman-Zvi

Kimovitz, Zalman-Zvi


Zalman-Zvi, son of Miriam and Israel, was born on September 4, 1947, in Kibbutz Evron. Zalman was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1966 and assigned to the Armored Corps. After basic training, he underwent a course for tank professions and a course for tank commanders. Since he succeeded in his duties, he was sent to an officer’s course, and later took part in a course for armored corps officers. During his years of service he was able to participate in the Six-Day War, in the Karameh operation and in the action at the Abdullah Bridge. At that time he decided to change his name from Zalman to Zvi. He informed his friends of the old days and summed it up as a fact, despite their surprise. In the army it was recognized as a military coup. At the beginning of October 1969, when the time for his release from regular service, he volunteered for a one-month career and then returned to his kibbutz. He started working in the heavy equipment industry, but his great dream was to study electronics at the Technion. About a month before the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War, he took his savings and went abroad. He spent Yaffa days in Europe and described them in passionate letters to his parents. His friend, who accompanied him, also said that the trip was far more successful than expected. When Zvika learned that the war broke out on Yom Kippur, he boarded the first plane leaving Zurich for Lod and arrived in Israel. He did not return home, but immediately went south, joined an armored unit and took part in battles against the Egyptians on the Sinai front. “When they organized for a move on Sunday, a week after the war
egan, Zvika came and without speaking, he put his belongings in the tank. Meanwhile he told us about the wonderful trip he had made abroad. He hoped he would continue it after the war. During the fighting he would stand with his head visible. He was not afraid. “During a battle that took place on October 15, 1973, a shell hit him and he fell, and was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery of Kibbutz Evron, leaving behind his parents, two sisters, and a brother.

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