Zion (Levi), Zion

Son of Sliema and Meir. He was born on May 3, 1951, in Afula. The eldest son of a family of five, an older brother of four younger sisters. Zion attended the ninth grade elementary school in Tiberias and the Galilee high school in the theoretical track. When he was ten, he underwent open-Lev surgery. He promised that he would not be drafted into the IDF, but did not give up his service and wrote a personal letter to the Defense Minister, who promised that despite his special physical condition, he would be able to contribute to the nation and the state. He had a low medical profile, but his other figures were high and he made every effort to be at his best. After short training, Zion was placed in the air force and sent to the Operations Officer course. He was promoted to sergeant and was assigned to serve in the air force base at Ramat David, where he was promoted to sergeant and then sergeant, and in October 1973 he was discharged from the Israel Air Force at Lod Air Force Base, , And he worked in the National Guard in Tiberias, where he worked in the economics department of the regional college In the Jordan Valley and acquired an academic education at the beginning of July 1987 Zion was called up for active reserve duty and went to his unit in the north of Israel on July 10, 1987. He died in a road accident on the Acre-Safed road and was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Tiberias. Nitza and two sons – Einav and Idan, parents, and four sisters – Sarah, Ahuva, Dalia and Asherah In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Zion was one of the pillars of the fighting team. He accompanied this team for years in a row: in war, in operational activities and in training. Zion stood out for excellent workmanship and teamwork, with whom he worked and fought. Zion was loved by everyone and pleasant and contributed greatly to raising the morale of the team. “