Yazdi, Zvi

Son of Jacob and Shifra. Born on August 24, 1949 in Afghanistan, he immigrated to Israel with his family when he completed his studies at the ORT vocational school in Tel Aviv and studied the carpentry profession. When he finished his professional studies, he decided that the right step would be for him to enlist in the IDF – in order to finish his service at an early age – and then the way would be free for him to establish himself in life. His brother-in-law urged him to postpone this step until his elder brother finished his regular service in his combat unit, but he did not attend the requests and in February 1967 he enlisted. Even on days of service, his brother would love to measure the army uniforms and these were very fond of him. He went through his training willingly and happily, so it seemed easy and simple. Not many days passed and the days of alert for the Six-Day War came. The eldest son was wounded in the fighting and lay in the hospital; Zvi visited his brother there – but until the two of them returned from the campaign, they told the parents nothing that they wanted to prevent the parents from suffering and worrying out of respect for their parents. Zvi, like his brother, was very devoted to the house and often gave up entertainment evenings in the camp and would “jump” home only if his mother did not worry about him. Last Saturday he visited his mother and said to his mother: “Mom, from now on almost every night I will be at home because I have been placed in a nearby base.” He was a nice type and loved to help everyone. His smile was always on his face, an innocent and timid smile, in which he could conquer the hearts of his friends, teachers, commanders, and other people you came into contact with. He was always full of joy. Among other hobbies (such as a collection of coins and stamps of the country) he engaged in the work of thought such as building airplanes, missiles and the like – from cardboard. Before his enlistment, he began building a missile but did not finish it, because on July 17, 1967, he fell in the line of duty around his moon. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. His memory was raised in the Municipal Information Bulletin and the local “Givatayim” published by the municipality and in “The Book of the Fallen” published by the Givatayim Municipality.