Yom Hazikaron

Six Zacks' have died in service of Israel. The most recent was Avraham Zacks, son of Yakov. Another Avraham Zacks, son of Shmuel and Rivka, died in 1969. He was born in 1929 in Romania. His family made Aliyah in 1935. He died a general in the South when his jeep ran over a mine.
Aharon Zacks, son of Isaac and Sarah, was born in 1926 in Poland. He came to Israel in 1947, and fought mainly in breaking the siege on Jerusalem. He also fought in the Sinai Campaign, and was killed in the fighting. Yitzchak Zacks, son of Mina and Yisroel, was born in Lithuania in 1926. He came to Israel in 1936. When he was only 14 he started serving in the Hagana. Hewas killed in battle against the Arab Legion near Chaifa. Michael Zacks was the son of Shmuel (Sam) and Ruth, born in Tel Aviv in 1943. His parents were originally from America. He volunteered a lot of his time when he was young to help injured kids. He said "my dad has money and helps with it. I want to pay my dues, and for me thats to help with all my energy." He was drafted into the air force in 1961. By the Six Day war he was in reserves. He was ambushed with his group on the thrid day of war. He fought and was injured, but before he fell he managed to take down two of the ambushers. He died from is injuries eight days later. He left behind a wife and a baby girl less then six months old.