Be’eri Farmer Who Lost His Wife, Son, and Leg on October 7 Speaks
Stand for Israel | April 18, 2024
In an interview with JNS, Avida Bachar describes his thought process after the October 7 attacks on his land: “We underwent a tragedy. But you can’t change the past; only the future.”
Writers at JNS tell us more about this survivor’s healing journey:
“A farmer does not leave his land.”
Six months after losing his wife, his 15-year-old son and one of his legs in the Oct. 7 massacre perpetrated by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel, Avida Bachar is back on his land.
Walking with a cane and a prosthetic leg after nearly half a year in the hospital, the 50-year-old farmer stares out at the avocado plantation in Kibbutz Be’eri, where he was born and which lies less than a mile from the border with Gaza.
On Oct. 7, Bachar’s wife and son were killed in front of his eyes after terrorists overwhelmed them in their two-story home, which was utterly gutted. But despite the pain, he is determined to choose life…