PERSONAL STORIES
From the media
The orphaned children of October 7th, 2023 are experiencing a very unique and unprecedented loss.
2-year-old boy whose parents have not returned from the party
Or and Einav dropped off their son at Einav's parent's home for a carefree n ight at the Nova music festival.
During the terror attack, Einav was murdered, and Or is believed to have been taken hostage (based on an update as of October 15th from the Israeli government).
Since the attack, their 2-year-old son has been asking for his mom and dad. He has no idea that he might have said goodbye to them for the last time.
A 12-year-old boy from Nahal Oz, the only survivor of his family
On October 7th, four family members were murdered at their home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz: father (54), mother (49), as well as two daughters (20 and 18). Their grandfather was also murdered during this attack.
Only the youngest child (12) survived since he was out jogging at the time of the attack. He was later sheltered at a neighbor's home.