Hebrew University puts poster of student held hostage in Gaza in every classroom

31 December 2023, 1:07 pm

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Shay Dikman places posters of her cousin Carmel Gat in classrooms at Hebrew University in Jerusalem on December 31, 2023 (Hebrew University)

With the start of the academic year, Jerusalem’s Hebrew University puts a picture of Gaza hostage Carmel Gat in each classroom.

Gat was set to begin the second year of a degree in occupational therapy at the university.

The initiative to place Gat’s photo in each classroom is led by her cousin, Shay Dikman.

In a statement, the university says it serves as a “heartbreaking reminder of [Gat’s] absence and a testament to the unwavering hope for the safe return of all the hostages.”

Gat, 39, an occupational therapist from Tel Aviv, was visiting her parents in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7. During the onslaught, her mother Kinneret was killed, and she was taken hostage to Gaza.