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Shlomo Baum

Shlomo Baum was an Israeli military officer who co-founded Unit 101 of the IDF and served as Ariel Sharon's deputy there.

1928 to 1999Co-founding Unit 101The reprisal operations of the 1950sFounding the Rimon unitRight-wing political activism

Born: 21 June 1928, Kfar Yehezkel
Died: 17 January 1999, Jerusalem
Occupation: military personnel, military officer
Rank: Sgan Aluf
Wars: reprisal operations, Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition

Shlomo Baum was born in 1928 in Kfar Yehezkel

Shlomo Baum was born in Kfar Yehezkel in 1928 to David and Tzipora Baum, who were among the village's founders. As a boy he took part in guard duties with his father.

He fought with the Haganah in the War of Independence and later joined the Golani Brigade. In 1953 he helped Ariel Sharon create Unit 101 and served as its deputy commander. He later commanded a company in the paratroopers and fought in the Sinai campaign.

After a heart attack in 1963 he left the army, but he returned after the Six-Day War. He planned Operation Raviv and helped set up the Rimon unit in the Gaza Strip. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1975.

He was active in the Rafi party in the 1960s and later moved to the political right. He opposed the peace agreement with Egypt and the Oslo Accords, and in 1994 he co-founded a right-wing association. He lived in Abu Tor in Jerusalem, married the journalist Ilana and had children.

He died in 1999. A street in Har Homa in Jerusalem is named after him.

Shlomo Baum's life in 9 milestones

1928
Born in Kfar Yehezkel.
1950
Joined the Golani reconnaissance unit under Ariel Sharon.
1953
Co-founded Unit 101 and became its deputy commander.
1954
Named company commander in Paratroopers Battalion 890.
1963
Left the army after a heart attack.
1968
Appointed commander of the 7th Brigade reconnaissance company.
1975
Retired from service as a lieutenant colonel.
1994
Co-founded the right-wing association Shenit Gamla Lo Tipol.
1999
Died.

Shlomo Baum served in Golani Brigade

Baum served in the Golani Brigade, was deputy commander of Unit 101 and fought in the Sinai campaign, the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War and the Lebanon War. He retired in 1975 as a lieutenant colonel.

Golani Brigade