ZACHARY BAUMEL
In 1970 the family immigrated to Israel, moving to the Haifa suburb of Kiryat Motzkin. Zachary was enrolled at the nearby State Religious School, and later attended Midreshiat No’am High School in Pardess Hannah. After graduating high school, Zak chose to do his military service in the Israel Defense Force (IDF) Hesder framework, which combines religious studies and army service, he eventually became a tank commander. During this period he began to seriously invest himself in his studies and was subsequently appointed dorm counsellor for American students on their year of study. Many of the most active members of the campaign to secure the release of Zachary, Tzvi Feldman and Yehudah Katz were his fellow students during this period. In June 1982 Zachary had nearly completed his military service when he was called up to serve in the Lebanon War, and had been accepted at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem to study Psychology.Since the time of Zak’s capture in 1982 the Baumels have travelled the world following every avenue which might bring closure for themselves and the other MIA families. They have established a network of contacts throughout the world who work tirelessly on their behalf. Having endured the unimaginable anguish of being parents of a missing child, they have also become the address for the parents of other MIAs who have needed help in their search for information regarding their missing children.
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Zachary
Baumel was born in Brooklyn New York on 17th November 1960. He has
two older siblings a brother Shimon and a sister Osna. Up until
1970 Zak attended the Hebrew Institute of Boro Park, also known
as Yeshiat Etz Chaim.