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Oren (Unger), Zevik

Oren (Unger), Zevik


Son of Menachem and Esther, may they rest in peace. Born in Safed on July 6, 1943, he was educated as a member of a religious family and studied in a religious public school in Safed and continued in the religious high school for religious purposes. A member of the Gadna and his classmates founded the Nachal Nahal Brigade, and Zafik was drafted into the IDF at the end of July 1961. After basic training, it became clear that the path of a combat soldier and commander was more suited to Zevik’s skills, During the years of compulsory military service, he took a course in combat brigades, a course for mortar-and-mortar warfare, a mini-parachuting and combat course, and an officer’s course. When his time came to be released, his commanders wrote in his discharge certificate: “A very excellent officer who is smart and knows his job, fulfilled his military role prominently, with great initiative and professional knowledge.” Zabik was not released and preferred to contribute his strength and strength to the IDF, and he took part in the Six Day War as commander of the Spear Company, which stormed the most heavily fortified area in the Um-Katef compound in the Sinai. Upon completion of this position, he was transferred to the Southern Command Command as an Armored Corps officer, commander of a cadet company at the officers’ school, and transferred to the infantry school, where he held a number of positions: a tactical sector instructor, The commander of the school also served to expand his military education, was accepted as a trainee to the Command and Staff School and graduated with an excellent grade. [59] Zevik married him, and when his children were born, the whole family moved to places where he served. Heading a infantry battalion. In the end, he served as a training officer for reserve units and commander of the infantry and infantry training center on behalf of the infantry and paratroopers’ headquarters. He had fulfilled all his duties and tasks perfectly. His commanders’ assessments of his performance were: “A dedicated, professional and efficient officer, capable of fulfilling any command function within the framework of the General Command, achieving accomplishments within a short period of time, an advanced and entrepreneurial officer with a very good ability to express himself, He is an outstanding officer in the field of his job, very dedicated, very thorough, very meticulous, knowledgeable in all matters. ” On November 1, 1977, Colonel Zevik was killed while serving in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul, leaving behind a wife, son and daughter of twins, three brothers and a sister.

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