Nitzan Goldenberg, 28: Tesla technician ‘with a heart of gold’
Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on October 7
Nitzan Goldenberg, 28, from Netanya, was murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on October 7.
He attended the rave with his friend, Olga Romashkin, and when the rocket fire began, they decided to leave via car. They both updated their families that they were trying to head out but were stuck in traffic trying to leave the parking lot.
The connection with both of them was cut off around 8 a.m., the time their families believe both Nitzan and Olga were shot dead by Hamas terrorists. After several days of searching, his family was informed that his body had been identified.
He was buried in Netanya on October 10. He is survived by his parents, Yisca and Yaron, his brother Hadar and sister Zuf.
Born in Eilat, Nitzan was an active kid. He took judo classes, learned Capoeira and became an active scout member, according to an online eulogy. When he was 15, Nitzan, his mother and sister moved to Netanya.
Already in high school, Nitzan fell in love with cars and mechanics, even taking a course in Germany on vehicle diagnostics. He chose to pursue an academic “Atuda” track for his army service, studying for two years to become an auto engineer. He then enlisted in the IDF in 2015 as a technical combat soldier in the elite Duvdevan commando unit.
After his release he continued to do regular reserve duty, and worked for 5 years in auto shops until — a little over a year before he was killed — Nitzan got his dream job: an automotive technician with Tesla. He excelled in the role, receiving a promotion and special training in Madrid just weeks before he was slain.
“Half the world came to his funeral, from the counselors he had in scouts to friends from the army and from childhood, friends from work at Tesla, who got tattoos like Nitzan had in his memory, friends from Eilat and friends and family from Netanya,” his uncle, Yoram Tishbi, told a local news outlet.
“Nitzan was dedicated to the army and always wanted to be in a super combat role,” he added. “This kid was like my own son, and I always saw how much he loved to help and to give of himself, he was just a kid with a good soul who always came to help, even without being asked. A boy who loved everyone and was loved by everyone.”
His mother, Yisca, told a local Netanya site that “Nitzan achieved all of his dreams in the span of a year, the biggest of which was to work at Tesla, and he accomplished that big time. At Tesla, they really loved him as a person and as a professional and they even gave him a promotion quickly.”
“Nitzan loved this country, loved people as they were, he was a kid with morals, very Zionist, the salt of the earth,” she added. “Nitzan was a prankster with a heart of gold, always loved to make jokes and pranks… he was funny, a loyal friend, loved martial arts, was a boy of nature, breathed music and was a beloved scout leader.”
