Roitman, Ze’ev
Born in Jerusalem on the 9th of Tevet 5760 (January 9, 1960), Zev grew up in a religious and observant family, and attended the Rashbi State Religious School in Beer-Yaakov until the sixth grade. He studied in Bene Beraq for two years, until high school, and then moved to Yeshiva High School in Netanya. He studied in the real track and went to study at the hesder yeshiva “Kerem B’Yavneh”. During his studies at the hesder yeshiva, Ze’ev studied at the Institute for Rebbes, because he wanted to work as a teacher, and Ze’ev was an active and dedicated member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement, and when he was 15 years old, he was orphaned from his father and felt a heavy responsibility towards his mother and brothers. He loved music and played the piano, loved to photograph, and especially at the weddings of his friends from the yeshivas Zeev did very well. , Where he worked extensively in aeronautics, and flew models, and in July 1978 Ze’ev enlisted in the IDF and served in the Armored Corps. He went through general training and was sent to professional courses. Zeev completed a course on tank subjects and tank commanders, and in April 1978 he was awarded the rank of sergeant. In July 1982, Ze’ev was about to be released from regular service. With the start of the Peace for Galilee War, he went to battle in Lebanon. He fought in the north-eastern sector, showed courage in the battle and encouraged the spirit of fighting his subordinates in the heavy battles. On the second day of Sivan, 5762 (10.6.1982), a battle took place in Rafid, and the tank commanded by Ze’ev was killed and he was killed when he was 22 years old and he was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Rehovot. And Defense Minister Ariel Sharon wrote in a letter of condolence to his family: “Sergeant Ze’ev Roitman gave his life for his homeland. He served in the Armored Corps, he was good at judgment and cool. Ze’ev was found to be a reliable commander, true to self-sacrifice and devotion. “The commander of his battalion wrote to his family:” Ze’ev fell while commanding a tank in the eastern sector. He was superior to his friends and commanders, excelled in his brightness, his devotion and his spiritual integrity. “The fact that he incorporated Torah study and combat service into his service attests to the fact that he was educated in the spirit of lofty principles and ideals he hoped to realize.” The commander of his company wrote to his family: “The dedication and sacrifice he spoke about before the battle were milestones.
