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News editor Amy Spiro joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode, highlighting eight individuals from our Those We Have Lost project, which memorializes the 1,200 who were slaughtered by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
The first entry was written on October 11, 2023, when the number of the murdered was still unclear and funerals were held around the clock.
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Today, with 1,250 individual entries covering almost every single person killed by Hamas and dozens of soldiers who fell in the war, headed up by Spiro, our Those We Have Lost project paints a picture of each of their lives and the ongoing ripple effects of their deaths.
For this episode, we focus on eight immigrants to Israel who lost their lives at the very beginning of the war. They include: Carol Siman Tov, 70, from the United States; Haim Zohar, 73, from Iran; Staff Sgt. Binyamin Loeb, 23, from France; Sgt. First Class Mulugeta Gadif, 29, from Ethiopia; Silvia Mirensky, 80, from Argentina; Dr. Victoria & Prof. Sergey Gredeskul, 81, from Ukraine; Sgt. Emil Eliav Samoylov, 22, from Russia; and Jake Marlowe, 26, from England.
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Carol Siman Tov, 70: Native of Pennsylvania and dedicated nurse
Haim Zohar, 73: Loving grandfather with dementia slain in Be’eri
Staff Sgt. Binyamin Loeb, 23: Orthodox paratrooper son of French rabbi
Sgt. First Class Mulugeta Gadif, 29: Police officer left behind newborn
Silvia Mirensky, 80: Argentine immigrant who loved kibbutz life
Dr. Victoria & Prof. Sergey Gredeskul, 81: Acclaimed BGU scientists
Sgt. Emil Samoylov, 22: Lone soldier immigrated from Russia to enlist
Jake Marlowe, 26: British-Israeli musician for UK band Desolated
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