Jake Marlowe, 26: British-Israeli musician for UK band Desolated

Murdered while working as security detail at the Supernova music festival on October 7

Jake Marlowe, a 26-year-old dual British-Israeli citizen, was murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on October 7.

He was working as part of the security detail, alongside Shlomi Ziv — who was taken hostage and rescued in June 2024, and Aviv Eliyahu, who was also murdered — at the festival when Hamas terrorists stormed the party.

Before ultimately being slain by Hamas, Jake tried to help partygoers to safety as the brutal massacre unfolded. His lifelong friend Daniel Aboudy told The Jewish Chronicle about a WhatsApp voicenote he received from Jake early on October 7, detailing his heroism.

“It was saying ‘Things are going on around Gaza, they’re coming in from there, we’re trying to evacuate everyone, I’m on an ATV [a quad bike] and we are telling everyone to get out.’”

“He would give the shirt off his back to help others,” Aboudy said of his friend.

Jake was buried in north London and is survived by his parents, Lisa and Michael Marlowe, and his girlfriend, Shira.

His mother wrote on Facebook that day that she and her family were “heartbroken” after hearing the “crushing news.”

A musician originally hailing from London, Jake moved to Israel in 2021. His friends described him as a kind, easy-going young man, who was “a massive fan of Israel.”

He formerly played bass and toured with the UK hardcore band Desolated. Before he was confirmed dead on October 12, the band had posted on Facebook: “Yo, If anyone on here is from Israel and knows the whereabouts of Jake Marlowe please drop a line. He went missing after the attacks on the nature party festival which he was working security for.”

Desolated fans were devastated to hear the news, posting hundreds of comments of sadness and support. “RIP man, you were one of a kind,” one fan wrote. “So upset to hear this. Knew him prior to the Deso days and he was always so funny and a genuinely good dude,” added another.

A staunch Zionist, Jake moved to Israel to connect with his Jewish roots a few years after finishing his studies at London’s JFS school.

“He was a massive fan of Israel, he was thriving there and living his best life,” Aboudy told The Jewish Chronicle.

Speaking at Tel Aviv University in 2024, Jake’s father, Michael, described his son as “our life’s masterpiece.”

“He was a unique character with a wonderful personality,” Michael later told the Ynet news site. “A gifted musician who toured the world with his band, he returned to Israel to reconnect with family and friends.”

He said Jake didn’t see a future for himself in the UK, and “he fell in love with Israel and its people.”

Michael said that they last heard from him at 8:29 a.m local time in Israel: “‘Mum, Dad, I love you. I’ll call you back.’ That call never came.”