Stav Barazani, 22: Slain partygoer ‘was a really happy girl’
Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7
Stav Barazani, 22, from Gan Ner, was murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on October 7.
She attended the rave with her boyfriend, Asaf Edberg, who was also murdered that day. The two fled together and were eventually forced to hide in a police station, where they were subsequently found and killed.
They were both considered missing for several days before first Stav’s body was found, and then Asaf’s was identified a week later.
Stav was buried on October 12 in Gan Ner. She is survived by her mother, Sara and her siblings Aviv and Barak. She was predeceased by her father, Yonatan.
During her mandatory IDF service, Stav worked as a cook in the army. After her release, she worked at a daycare for children with special needs, and was planning to study special education. She was also working as a waitress at the same restaurant where Asaf was working as a cook.
Her childhood friend, Raz Soroka, who managed to survive the rave, told a local news site that Stav “was my sister in every way. Stav was a really happy girl, always did everything with laughter and fun.”
She said that Stav had recently moved in with Asaf, and they had only returned from travels to Sri Lanka a few weeks before they were killed.
Stav’s mother, Sara, told Ynet that she and Asaf “planned on getting married, they had such a happy relationship. They met in the army and served together, and were murdered side by side.”
Sara said her daughter enjoyed serving as a cook in the army: “She really loved the role, she was devoted, fast, talented and pedantic. She would prepare gourmet meals at a five-star hotel level, she cooked for them from all of her heart.”
Her friend, Karin Edri, wrote online thanking her “for years of good friendship, for being a listening ear, for advice, meetings, jokes. Thank you for being by my side to wipe my tears when things were hard, where are you now to wipe them away? Where?”
Karin added that “your unique laugh is ringing all the time in my ears, there was so much joy in you! I will remember you forever exactly in that way, with the most beautiful smile and laugh in the world.”
Asaf’s mother, Beranika, said she was happy when Stav came to live with them, “it was perfect for everybody. She was a beautiful and beloved girl. The hole in my heart since that terrible Saturday is huge, their loss is unbearable. I think about them every day all day.”
