In 1944, he was deported to Auschwitz.  Wolf took the train to Auschwitz with his mother Rachel, and his little sister Chaya.  At the train station, the Jewish men and women were separated.  Chaya burst into tears, and Wolf asked to calm her down.  She told him that she was not afraid, but that she did not want to be left alone.  It was the last time he saw his mother and sister.  Less than an hour after the transport arrived, his family was sent to the gas chambers.  Today, Zeev has a granddaughter of approximately the same age, and he sees his little sister in all her movements.

In January 1945, all the prisoners were sent on a death march to the Buchenwald Concentration Camp.  Out of 5,000 people who left on the march, only 500 reached Buchenwald.  In April, the camp was liberated by the Americans.  Zeev, who was 19 years old at the time, weighed only 32 kilograms (70 pounds).

Later, Zeev immigrated to Israel.  Since retiring, he is active on behalf of Holocaust survivors in Israel, as Chairman of the Fund for the Welfare of Holocaust Survivors in Israel.  He is married to Esther, and they have two children and six grandchildren.  His grandson, Staff Sergeant Doron accompanies him on this journey.