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Survivors of the Hamas massacre are suffering from trauma — meet the therapist helping them work through it

JL;DR SUMMARY Lisa Fliegel, a trauma therapist with vast experience working in conflict zones, promptly responded to the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attack by traveling to Eilat to support survivors from the Gaza vicinity. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasGazaTraumaPeace ActivismTherapyJewish MourningEilatConflict ZonesFliegel

Places mentioned

Eilat, Southern District, Israel
"So, when friends in the Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair asked her to come to Eilat to be with evacuees from kibbutzim and small towns in what is referred to as the Gaza Envelope, she didnt think twice."
Kibbutz Nir Oz, Southern District, Israel
"When Fliegel arrived in Eilat Oct. 22, her focus was on the residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz, which is about 2 miles from the Gaza Strip."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"The Boston-based trauma therapist has spent more than 30 years working with Israelis and Palestinians, as well as survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing and relatives of inner-city homicide victims."
Salem, New Hampshire, United States
"She purchased the tactical gloves at an Army Navy store in Salem, New Hampshire, where she was housesitting at the time."
Tel Aviv, Central District, Israel
"As soon as she landed, Fliegel brought the suitcases and their contents to the donation center at Tel Aviv Expo."
Ketura, Southern District, Israel
"Fliegel moved from her home in Newton, Massachusetts, to Israel in 1977 at the age of 17 and spent 20 years living at Kibbutz Ketura in the Arava desert in southern Israel."
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
"Fliegel moved from her home in Newton, Massachusetts, to Israel in 1977 at the age of 17 and spent 20 years living at Kibbutz Ketura in the Arava desert in southern Israel."
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
"Shes always worked for both sides, said Laura Mernoff, a longtime friend in Providence, Rhode Island, who set up a GoFundMe page to support Fliegels work in Eilat."
Santa Monica, California, United States
"Another friend, the author Hank Rosenfeld of Santa Monica, has been helping Fliegel write blog posts from Eilat for The Times of Israel."
Safed, Northern District, Israel
"Fliegel with children evacuated from Safed."
Arava, Southern District, Israel
"Fliegel moved from her home in Newton, Massachusetts, to Israel in 1977 at the age of 17 and spent 20 years living at Kibbutz Ketura in the Arava desert in southern Israel."
Central District, Israel
"Senesh, 69, is the nephew of the Hungarian Jewish poet and soldier Hannah Senesh, who was executed in 1944."
Dakahlia, Egypt
"Senesh himself was a prisoner during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. At the age of 19, he was captured near the Suez Canal with 300 other Israeli soldiers and spent 40 days as a prisoner of war."

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