The October 7th heroes commemoration program honors the courageous individuals who played pivotal roles in saving lives through a multifaceted approach:
Insightful documentary films accompanied by in-depth articles, exploring the project's narrative.
Bringing the songs to life through a concert backed by an emotional multimedia stage experience.
A compilation of poems that immortalize their extraordinary deeds and ensure their legacy lives on.
A diverse collection of moving songs, capturing the essence of their stories, recorded in multiple languages.
This song is dedicated to Yonatan Elazari, who instead of seeking safety for himself, confronted armed attackers with his bare hands. This video utilizes the latest technology to illustrate the parallels between Yonatan’s courage and that of biblical era King David.
This song was composed in memory of Liron Barda, an attendee at the Nova festival. Despite having the option to escape for her own safety, she chose to stay, providing heroic medical treatment and caring for the wounded until her final moments.
Despite Ruth's challenges with muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy, her father Erick and their family were dedicated to ensuring she was able to participate in music festivals she loved.
Ben managed to escape from the Nova party near Kibbutz Re'im, arrived in Be'er Sheva and then decided to return in order to rescue his friends, whom he brought to safety.
Netta and his partner, Iren Shavit, were inside the protected shelter of their home in Kfar Aza when terrorists attacked. During the assault, a grenade was thrown toward them. Without hesitation, Netta bravely threw himself over the grenade, sacrificing his life to save his partner.
A month before completing his IDF service, Aner was on Shabbat vacation in Re'im. During the Hamas attack, he was at a shelter in Kibbutz Re'im with 30 others. Aner threw back grenades at the attackers until the eighth exploded in his hand.
Amit Man, paramedic, who instead of hiding when the attack began, ran to the clinic in Kibbutz Beeri to treat the wounded and bravely did so under heavy fire for many hours while calling for help.
Amer Abu Sabila saved Odaya Swissa and her daughters after her husband was murdered in Sderot. He drove them to safety but was shot along with Odaya. The girls, unharmed, asked the rescuing policeman, "Are you with Israel?"
Rose Lubin, a lone soldier from the United States, bravely served in the IDF. Guarding Kibbutz Saad's entrance near Gaza on October 7th, aiding ambulance security the next day, and resuming operational duties in Jerusalem on Monday. Tragically, she was stabbed by a terrorist a month later.
Yotam, kidnapped by Hamas from Kfar Aza, spent over 60 days in captivity. In his final days, he escaped with two others, trying to contact IDF soldiers. Sadly, on the 70th day, IDF forces mistook them for terrorists, accidentally shooting Yotam. He lived and died as a free-spirited artist.
Forwarding Jewish heroism unique character through experience, connecting Jewish heroes of all time, finding the similarities between them.
This educational program in its many forms is aimed to later become the Jewish heroism online center.
Based on cutting-edge content technologies, children and teenagers will not only learn about King David, but they will have the opportunity to be King David.
In a physical exhibition, this interactive experience will be traveling from school-to-school, letting students learn about “Yehuda Hamacabi strategies” and taking part in his battles.
Heroism is an enduring act that creates a temporal bridge between the past, present, and future. It persists as long as individuals resonate with it.
Gilad Segev
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