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‘You will forever remain my pure 18-year-old boy’: Herut Nimrodi parts from slain hostage son Tamir Nimrodi
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Herut Nimrodi, the mother of slain hostage soldier Tamir Nimrodi, says in a eulogy for her son that he is being buried on the same day he was killed two years ago, on the 24th day of the Hebrew calendar month of Tishrei.
“I received the news that shattered my heart, crushed every shred of hope, emptied me of the little strength I had left,” says Nimrodi. “Your body has been identified and returned to Israel. You are here. You’ve come back.”
She notes that she is standing closer to him now than she has in the last two years, but without being able to hug him, and without healing or peace.
Nimrodi tells her son to rest, knowing that his soul is finally free, beside her, and says she knows that she will eventually find joy on this earth.
She promises him that she will not sink, and that she will take care of herself and his sisters.
“We will meet again, face to face, someday in the future,” says Nimrodi. “Me, with wrinkles and white hair, and you… You will forever remain my pure 18-year-old boy.”
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