BIO

Name: Batya Bitzalel
Rank: LtCmdr
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Hair: Dark Brown, worn long
Eyes: Brown
Skin: Tanned
Height: 5' 2"
Weight: 119
Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel, Earth
Age: 24
Birth Date: May 4, 2486
Mother: Naomi Bitzalel
Father: Yair Bitzalel
Siblings: Etan Bitzalel, born March 26, 2489
Languages: Hebrew, Arabic, some Aramaic, Standard
Education: Graduated Starfleet Academy with honors, 20th in
	her class. She majored in sciences.

Service Record:

SD 90108 Graduated from Starfleet Academy
SD 9.0120 Graduated from OTC, assigned to USS Ohio as 3rd
shift science lead
SD 9.0714 Promoted to Lt(jg)
SD 0.0816 Assigned to USS LEXINGTON under Capt. Bagamibatoo
	as CSciO
SD 9.0905 Promoted to full Lt.
SD 9.1003 USS LEXIGTON destroyed by Klingons
SD 9.1124 Arrival at SB OMEGA after destruction of USS LEXINGTON by Klingons
SD 9.1206 Lt. Bitzalel, now a trainer for OTC, gets her first class in HD III
SD 10.0701 Promoted to Lt.Cmdr
SD 10.0705 Assigned as CO of USS ZAHAL
SD 11.1019 Assigned to DS 101 to aid Cmdr Shapiro in creation of a new EMH
SD 12.0130 Reassigned CO of US ZAHAL

Her family had a long history, one of which Batya could be
proud. Her ancestors could be traced back all the way to the
time of King Solomon, though they had not always lived in
Israel. The family of her father had sojourned in Hungary
and then the United States of America, before one of her
ancestors had immigrated back to Israel. This ancestor was a
courageous young widow, who picked up and left everything
behind to take herself and her 2 children to Israel in the
late 1990's. When she arrived, she changed her last name to
the Hebrew name of her father. One of her 2 children, Etan
(Ethan) Bitzalel, was to be the ancestor of Batya. Her own
brother was named after that ancestor.

She was educated in a Yeshiva in her home city, learning
some Talmud as well as many other useful things.  To this
day, she is still religious, Dati in her native language of
Hebrew.  Her Standard is accented but easy to understand. As
a Sabra, or native of the land of Israel, she is somewhat
prickly and stern on the outside, but soft and caring on
the inside. 

Batya was the first in her family to join Starfleet, a bit
of a trail blazer.

Aly

LtCmdr Batya Bitzalel, CO USS ZAHAL, NCC-72601 (human)
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"All the world is a narrow bridge, but the point
is don't be afraid at all." (Rav Nachman of Breslav)