Shoshi Brosh, 75: Grandmother with ‘a blossoming garden’

Shoshana “Shoshi” Brosh, 75, was murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7.

She is survived by her husband Yonatan, four children, Tsur, Roi, Eldar and Ravid, as well as eight grandchildren and her siblings. She was buried in Petah Tikva on October 16.

Milca Leon wrote on Facebook that Brosh was born and raised in Afikim, a kibbutz in the Jordan Valley, “and was our beloved caregiver in grades 1-3, until she broke our hearts when she left for Nahal Oz.”

Sigal Shelhav wrote on Facebook that Brosh was “a neighbor, a family friend and an anchor who was always in the Oranim neighborhood with her blossoming garden, her smile, her wide heart and her unique rhythm.”

Vered Shelhav wrote, “I don’t feel able to part from you already. I always felt like you were a second mother to me on the kibbutz, from our childhood as neighbors in [an area of Nahal Oz] until our work together at the Ozat factory.”

“And also since then, during every visit, when we saw each other there was always a hug, you asked after me and the kids, and I always knew that I was part of your heart and you were part of mine. My heart is shattered.”

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