Yonatan Samerano, 21, of blessed memory
Yonatan was at the Nova festival with his friends. When the surprise attack began, he escaped to Kibbutz Be’eri, where he was shot and kidnapped.
Aryeh Zalmanowitz, 85, of blessed memory
Aryeh was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. On December 1, his family was informed that he was murdered, and his body is being held by Hamas.
Corporal Nick Baizer, 19, of blessed memory
Nick was kidnapped to Gaza from his base by Hamas. Shortly after the massacre, a video was released showing him being beaten and forced to crawl on his knees toward Gaza.
Chaim Peri, 79, of blessed memory
Chaim was the father of five and the grandfather of 13 grandchildren. He confronted a terrorist who tried to break into his safe room but eventually kidnapped. He was held in captivity without essential medications. On June 3, 2024, his family was informed of his death in captivity. His body was recovered from Gaza […]
Maya Goren, 56, of blessed memory
Maya, a mother of four, was kidnapped to Gaza. Her partner, Avner Goren, was murdered in the massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz. On that “Black Sabbath”, she left early in the morning to organize the children’s house in Nir Oz, where she worked, to prepare it for the next day. There, she was caught […]
Yehudit Weiss, 64, of blessed memory
Yehudit was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri by Hamas, and her husband was murdered during the attack. On November 16, the IDF announced her death after her body was recovered by Battalion 603 forces from a building near Shifa Hospital. Her husband, Shmuel, was murdered in the kibbutz, while her son, Daniel, survived the ordeal. […]
Elad Katzir, 47, of blessed memory
Elad was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz and murdered in captivity. His body was returned to Israel after 183 days during a rescue operation by the IDF and the Israel Security Agency. Elad was involved in public relations, in addition to being a farmer and a big fan of Maccabi Haifa. He was a […]
Alex Dantzig, 75, of blessed memory
Alex was kidnapped from Nir Oz along with his brother-in-law, Itzik Elgart (69), and was last seen on Saturday at eight in the morning. In a song written by his granddaughter, she described her feelings without him: “With each passing day, you are missed more, and with each passing day, the situation becomes more […]
Ronen Engel, 55, of blessed memory
Ronen was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his partner Karina (53) and their daughters Mika (18) and Yuval (11). A few days after his partner and daughters were released and returned home, his family was informed of his murder while in captivity.He was an optimist with a constant smile, who worked in photojournalism. […]
The conference of the national forum of the young men and women in the local authorities
We were happy to host the conference of the national forum of the young men and women in the local authorities, for the launch of the national forum with participants from across Israel.The Forum, an independent and non-partisan organization, was founded last year, at the beginning of the municipal elections, with the aim of uniting […]
