21 Israelis were killed in the fierce battles that day - many others injured. “June 11, 1982,” a newspaper report read, “just hours before the declaration of a ceasefire, Zack and the members of his tank moved into a battle zone near the Lebanese village of Sultan Yaqub. Photo courtesy Miriam Baume of Zachary Baumel. As with many stories you have heard, he had been accepted to Hebrew University, and in the fall of 1982, he planned to begin his studies in the field of psychology. Having nearly completed his military service, he was called up to serve in the Lebanon War.
He also became a dorm counselor at the Yeshiva for students from abroad.Īll went well until the early summer of 1982. A good athlete, he had basketball skills and played on various teams. Zachary went into the Armored Corps and became a tank commander.įor his religious studies, Zachary attended Yeshivat Har Etzion in Alon Shevut in the Gush Etzion area outside of Jerusalem. This is a five-year commitment of religious studies and army service. Get The AJT Newsletter by email and never miss our top storiesĪfter graduating high school, he chose to do his military service in the Israel Defense Forces Hesder framework. Zachary attended a state religious grammar school where he lived and then dormed at the Noam High School in Pardes Chana. In 1970, the Baumel family made aliyah and settled in Kiryat Motzkin, a suburb of Haifa. His parents were Yona z’l and Miriam Baumel.
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