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THE ATTACK ON ISRAEL
October 7th, 2023
BROKE ME
The SILENCE of my “Friends”
Devastated Me
The World’s Protests and Celebrations
Horrified Me
And So I Came Back
To Tell the Stories of Who They Were
and Who We Are
A 500-Minute Fast on Day 500; Prayers for Tal Shoham and Kibbutz Be'eri; Remembering Itay Svirsky on his 40th Birthday - Feb 17th, 2025
Out of 250 faces of strangers all over Tel Aviv, Itay's was the one that leaped off the page and straight into my heart.
Melanie Preston
Feb 179 min read
A Memory of Infinite Blessings, May Itay Svirsky Rest in Peace
What must it be like to be laid to rest after all you've been through?
The 98 days alive in Gaza - and the 326 days not?
Melanie Preston
Dec 7, 20243 min read
Yonatan Rapoport - A Heroic Father Remembered - One Year Later
Photo: Times of Israel "Adam's brother Yoni has the most interesting story on the Kibbutz," I was told last week at lunch, in the dining...
Melanie Preston
Oct 6, 20249 min read
Rising From the Ashes, the Light from Kibbutz Be'eri Leads its Residents Home
I fell in love with Israel because I fell in love with its people.
Melanie Preston
Sep 30, 20248 min read
As War Reaches a New Phase, Israel's Heart Shines Brighter, with October 7th Survivors in the South Offering their Homes to the North's Residents
"Thank goodness I am here," has been my predominant thought since returning to Israel last Monday. This is despite losing my Israeli...
Melanie Preston
Sep 23, 20246 min read
As Kibbutz Be'eri Residents Shift from a Hotel to Hazerim, I Departed America Despite War Escalations for October 7th on Be'eri
I made it back to Israel, despite the constant warnings on my phone of escalations with Hezbollah, and now a declaration of a Third...
Melanie Preston
Sep 21, 20248 min read
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