Exhibit Honors Oct. 7 Victims Through Personal Items
Translated & summarized from Globes by baba
An exhibition titled "The Space That Remains" opened at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Jaffa, showcasing personal items of victims and hostages from the October 7th attacks. Running until October 15th, the exhibit features belongings like last messages, clothing, and children's toys to honor the lives lost. The items, curated to represent the victims' everyday lives, include artifacts from the Nova festival and personal effects of those killed in captivity, aiming to preserve their memory and values.
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- An exhibition honoring October 7th victims opened at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Jaffa.
- The exhibit, "The Space That Remains," features personal belongings of those killed and taken hostage.
- Items include last messages, children's toys, and the book "Man's Search for Meaning."
- The exhibition aims to preserve the memory and values of the victims.
- The display runs until October 15th.
A new memorial exhibition titled "The Space That Remains" has opened at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Jaffa, featuring personal belongings of those killed and taken hostage on October 7. The exhibition, which runs until October 15, aims to preserve the memory and values of the victims by showcasing items that tell the story of their lives before the attack.
Among the displayed artifacts are a Nova festival participant's last messages written inside a shipping container where 17 people hid from Hamas terrorists, a flight school graduation shirt, Lego bricks, a jachnun pot, a TV armchair, and a classical guitar. These items, far from being typical museum pieces, represent the vibrant lives that were tragically cut short. The exhibition also includes videos of the victims, some of which evoke a smile before the stark reality of their absence sets in.
Curated by Emek Kedar-Gomea and initiated by Ofri Bibas-Levy, the exhibition highlights the profound connection between the objects and the bereaved families. For many, these items are the last tangible link to their loved ones. Examples include the beret of observer Roni Eshel, the stethoscope of paramedic Amit Mann, and the diary of Noa Marciano, who was murdered in captivity.
The exhibition also features a section dedicated to the children of Kibbutz Nir Oz, including the balance bike of Ariel Bibas and the trampoline of his younger brother Kfir Bibas. Initially displayed separately, the items were brought together at the request of Yarden Bibas, Ariel and Kfir's father, who wished for his children to be reunited.
Notably, Viktor Frankl's book "Man's Search for Meaning" appears alongside photos of Yagav Buchstab and Hersh Goldberg-Polin, both murdered in Hamas captivity. Goldberg-Polin's connection to the book gained public attention when hostage survivor Or Levy recounted how a quote from the book helped him endure captivity. The book, based on Frankl's experiences in Nazi concentration camps, explores the human drive for meaning, a concept central to the exhibition's theme of transforming loss into remembrance.
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