Writing at JNS, Josh Hasten shares the powerful stories of two Holocaust survivors – one whose daughter was murdered by Hamas on October 7. And the other who was forced to evacuate her home after Hezbollah attacks threatened her safety:
“During the Shoah when I was a little girl, I wasn’t afraid because my mother was protecting me. We didn’t have a lot to eat, only rice and rice pudding for years, but my mother made sure there was food,” she said.
“But now, on Oct. 7, I was afraid, and I feel guilty I couldn’t protect my daughter the way my mother protected me,” she added…
“This evacuation reminds me of the first evacuation I went through during the Shoah. I was very afraid [after Oct. 7]. I couldn’t believe something like this could happen here in Israel. I feel safe here in Jerusalem, but I don’t know when we will be going home,” said Alla.
“The horrible trauma and suffering of these two women—and, sadly, so many others in Israel today—must move us to action,” said Yael Eckstein, president of IFCJ.
