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‘I Am Happy That She Lived Her Short Life to the Fullest’

Tel Aviv Review · 11 Nov

Ricarda Louk reflects on the life and tragic death of her daughter Shani, a German-Israeli tattoo artist and victim of the Nova festival massacre, while highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by families of hostages.

0 Communities Israel

I have been waiting a year for my son’s young, beautiful, talented, kind partner

Jewish Chronicle · 8 Oct

Nirit Lavie Alon, the mother of Noam Alon, shares the heart-wrenching story of waiting for her son’s partner, Inbar Heiman, who was kidnapped and murdered during the attack on the Nova music festival.

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My Son Ori Was Taken Hostage on October 7th To Save Others

Living Lchaim · 7 Oct

Ori Donino was a young man from Jerusalem who demonstrated profound bravery during the tragic attack at the Nova festival on October 7th, where he risked his life to save others.

0 Politics Communities

At Oct. 7 memorial ceremonies across Israel, searing grief and political tensions are on full display

Deborah Danan in JTA · 7 Oct

In Israel, memorials marking the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre, where 360 people were killed by Hamas at the Nova festival, were overshadowed by an ongoing war with Gaza and national tensions.

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Meet Tel Aviv shooting hero Lev Kreitman, who survived Nova music festival on Oct. 7

Mira Fox in Forward · 1 Oct

Lev Kreitman, CEO of Israel's Midburn festival and a reserve soldier, is heralded for heroically confronting gunmen during a shooting in Tel Aviv on October 1, 2024, after surviving an earlier attack at the Nova music festival by Hamas.

0 Communities Ethics

Surviving The Nova Festival Massacre Changed My Life

Living Lchaim · 1 Sep

Yona Assaraf, along with her husband Roi, recounts their transformative journey following the harrowing experience of surviving the Nova Festival massacre on October 7th.

0 Culture Communities

This year’s Burning Man to feature massive tribute to the Nova festival victims and their spirit

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 23 Aug

This year's Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert will pay a significant tribute to the victims of the Nova music festival massacre, which occurred during a terrorist attack in Israel on October 7.

0 Culture Food

Shani Gabay’s favourite spicy fish

Jewish Chronicle · 22 Jul

Shani Gabay, tragically killed at a party, was known for her love of spicy fish, a dish her mother, Michal, made for her every Friday.

0 Israel Antisemitism

‘I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t believe people could choose peace’: A Nova survivor on protests of Manhattan exhibit

Nora Berman in Forward · 12 Jun

Survivor Eilat Tibi reflects on the protests by anti-Israel activists at an exhibition honoring the victims of the Nova festival massacre, expressing her disappointment at their lack of understanding.

0 Israel History

Young hostage's bubbe has schnitzel waiting for him in the freezer

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 24 May

Zili Wenkert, an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor in Gedera, Israel, has been deeply distressed since her grandson, Omer Wenkert, was abducted by Hamas in October.

0 Politics Art

The Illustrated Hostage Diary of Moran Stella Yanai

Rachel Shalev in Tablet · 15 May

Moran Stella Yanai recounts her harrowing experience of being violently kidnapped by Hamas after attending a festival in Beersheba.

0 Culture Art

Adir’s Diamonds

Tablet Audience Editors in Tablet · 9 Apr

Alon Mesika's 23-year-old son, Adir, was tragically murdered at a festival where he died trying to protect his girlfriend.

0 Music Israel

Matisyahu Takes on Antisemitism in New Video

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 3 Apr

Jewish reggae star Matisyahu released a new video for his song "Ascent," filmed in Israel, addressing antisemitism and his support for Israel in response to recent events and Kanye West's antisemitic rhetoric.

0 Israel Music

Master of metal David Draiman shows Israel some heavy support

Nicole Lampert in Jewish Chronicle · 8 Mar

Heavy metal star David Draiman, lead vocalist of Disturbed, who has family in Israel, broke his silence on his support for Israel during a Florida concert after receiving a bracelet with the words "Am Israeli Chai."

0 Politics Gender/Identity

Believe Israeli Women: How to Advocate for Victims of Hamas’ Sexual Violence

People of the Pod · 22 Feb

The article discusses the weaponization of sexual violence by Hamas during an attack on Israel on October 7th.

0 Israel Communities

‘We will rise from the dust’: Ahead of Tu BiShvat, Israelis and Jews worldwide plant trees in memory of Oct. 7 victims

Jackie Hajdenberg in Forward · 23 Jan

Ahead of Tu BiShvat, Israelis and Jews worldwide planted trees in memory of the victims of the Oct. 7 massacre at the Nova festival in which Hamas terrorists killed 360 people.

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