Zimbor, Nahum

Nachum, son of Donya and Yosef, was born in 1941 in Izmir, Turkey, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1948. His parents settled in Yehudia, where Nachum studied at the elementary school. Nachum was a loyal and devoted son to his parents, taking care of his family and being proud of it. He was a sociable boy and loved to help others. Nachum was drafted into the IDF in mid-November 1958. After basic training, he was sent to one of the armored units and served as a cook. Was responsible and devoted to his role and his colleagues saw him as a model. At the beginning of May 1961, Nahum was discharged from the regular army and assigned to a reserve unit. In June 1967, Nachum was called up for active reserve duty and took part in the Six-Day War and was awarded the “Six-Day War”. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Nahum was stationed in Sinai, as a reservist in a forward position. On the first day of the war, October 6, 1973, Nachum was hit by an enemy attack and killed, and was one of the first IDF soldiers to be killed. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. He left behind a wife, daughter and son, parents, two brothers and two sisters.
In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “Nachum was a good soldier, disciplined and dedicated, always willing to help his friends and always an example to others.
His family commemorated him at the Shaarei Rachamim Synagogue in Herzliya by installing a marble slab on which his name was engraved.
32 years old
The resting place of the Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery
Area: 1 Plot: 1 Row: 7 Tomb: 19
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