Givat Shmuel Holds Central Memorial Ceremony for October 7 Victims
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Givat Shmuel held a central memorial ceremony Tuesday for victims of the October 7th attacks and the ongoing "Swords of Iron" war. The event honored fallen soldiers and featured testimonies from hostage survivor Eitan Horn and Nova festival survivor Yuval Raphael. Mayor Yossi Brodny spoke of national pain and resilience. The ceremony also remembered four local residents killed in the conflict.
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- Givat Shmuel held a central memorial ceremony for October 7th victims and the "Swords of Iron" war.
- Hostage survivor Eitan Horn, held 738 days, shared his testimony at the event.
- Nova music festival survivor Yuval Raphael also spoke at the ceremony.
- Four fallen residents of Givat Shmuel were honored during the memorial.
- Mayor Yossi Brodny spoke about national pain, resilience, and hope.
- Hundreds of residents and bereaved families attended the ceremony.
The Givat Shmuel municipality held its central memorial ceremony on Tuesday evening, marking three years since the October 7th attacks and the start of the "Swords of Iron" war. Hundreds of residents, bereaved families, and city council members attended the event, which honored the victims and fallen soldiers while highlighting stories of heroism and mutual responsibility since the war began.
The ceremony featured a powerful testimony from Eitan Horn, who was abducted with his brother Yair from Kibbutz Nir Oz and held captive by Hamas for 738 days. Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre, also shared her experience. The Givat Shmuel dance troupe and the "Singing in Givat" choir, conducted by Uzi Asner, performed.
During the event, the community remembered four fallen residents of Givat Shmuel: Sergeant Ofir Yerukhin, Lieutenant Eitan Avner Ben Yitzhak, Master Sergeant (Res.) Roni Moshe Ganizat, and Staff Sergeant (Res.) Neria Moshe Cohen.
Mayor Yossi Brodny addressed the attendees, stating, "This evening is dedicated to memory and pain, but also to hope and life itself. October 7th will be remembered as a day of national rupture. There is no home in Israel that has not felt this pain, and precisely from the darkness, we rediscovered the strength of our people's spirit, mutual responsibility, heroism, and the power to rise and move forward."
The municipality emphasized that even three years later, the pain and memories remain etched in hearts, and the Givat Shmuel community will continue to embrace the bereaved families and carry the legacy of the fallen.
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