Asna Haberman, the sister of Zecharia Baumel, eulogized him at his funeral on Mount Herzl.
"Today we receive an answer to our prayers after 37 years. I thought about what I would do here. I thought of turning to the ground that would hold him tight, but I understand that there is no need to ask for total love between the son who gave everything for her (The land of Israel). Now you and the earth are together, "said his bereaved sister.
"I pray for the families who have lived apart from their loved ones for so many years, that they will come together. Either way you'll be together one day, "added Haberman.