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Zahava Gitelman
First appearance	Wireless, Part 1
In-story stats
Known ability	none
Formal name	Zahava Gitelman née Blumenthal
Gender
Age	42 (at death)
Date of birth	1947
Date of death	July 6th 1989
Home	Israel
Residence	Zahava Gitelman's home
Occupation	Pilot for Israeli Defense Forces
Significant other	Joshua Gitelman
Parents	Zivi Blumenthal (father), Ruth Meisner (mother)
Child	Hana Gitelman
Sibling	David (half-brother)

Zahava Gitelman is the mother of Hana Gitelman, and one of the first female pilots for the Israeli Defense Forces.

Character History

Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 1

Zahava is one of the first female pilots for the IDF. In 1967 during the Six-Day War, Zahava shoots down two MiGs. In 1989, in Jerusalem, Israel, Zahava boards a bus. As the vehicle careens off the road in a suicide attack, Zahava and her mother are killed, leaving Hana to survive in the hospital, presumably alone.

Graphic Novel:Wireless, Part 4

Hana, wondering if she is "too reverent", imagines her mother joyously celebrating her triumphs in the Six-Day War—Zahava jumps around her jet waving the Israeli flag.

Gallery

Zahava fights in the Israeli Six-Day War...

...and wins.

	Hana-Related Graphic Novel Characters edit
	Child pornographer • Chinese official • Dorothy • Embassy employee • Joshua Gitelman • Zahava Gitelman • Hana's drill sergeant • Hana's psychologist • Hana's teacher • IDF enlisting officer • Kristy • Ruth Meisner • Casey Z. Smith • Henry Strauss
	See Also: Wireless • The Path of the Righteous • War Buddies • The Death of Hana Gitelman • Graphic Novel Characters • Other Characters