Actress Rona-Lee Shim'on Recalls October 7th Trauma
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
Israeli actress and dancer Rona-Lee Shim'on revealed on Instagram her experience on October 7th, explaining she watched all available videos to honor the victims. She described the day as life-altering, changing her and the country's social fabric. Shim'on expressed ongoing grief and solidarity with those who lost loved ones.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Actress Rona-Lee Shim'on shared her October 7th experience on Instagram three years later.
- She watched all available videos of the attack to honor victims and never forget.
- Shim'on stated the massacre changed her, her loved ones, and the country's social fabric.
- She feels the weight of October 7th throughout the year.
- Shim'on expressed solidarity with those who lost loved ones.
Three years after the October 7th Hamas attacks, Israeli actress and dancer Rona-Lee Shim'on shared on Instagram the details of her experience on the day of the massacre and her reasons for confronting the graphic footage. "I didn't want to miss a single video," she wrote, explaining her desire to "be there with those people in their final moments." She posted this message against a backdrop of red work attire bearing the words "Shema Yisrael" (Hear, O Israel) in white.
Shim'on described the day as "terrible" and "as if the earth is opening up again." She recalled the exact path she took and the videos she watched, stating, "To honor them, and to imprint what happened to them within my body. So that I will never forget."
She explained that she chose not to look away from the footage, even as many others avoided it. Shim'on stated that the events of that day "changed me forever. It changed the people I love. It changed the human social fabric of our country." She added that she feels the weight of that day year-round and finds it difficult to comprehend the atrocities.
Shim'on concluded her post with a message of solidarity to those affected, saying, "My heart is with everyone who lost their dearest. With everyone who returned and everyone who did not."
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