Tal Bartik, 48: Mom of 4 and talented volleyball player
Murdered by Hamas terrorists while fleeing the Supernova music festival on October 7
Tal Tatiana Bartik Klein, 48, from Beersheba, was murdered by Hamas terrorists while trying to flee the Supernova music festival on October 7.
She attended the rave with two friends, Limor Vaknin and Ronen Daichman. When the attack started they fled the site, ultimately seeking safety in a roadside bomb shelter. There, Tal was slain along with many others when Hamas terrorists opened fire on those huddled inside and threw grenades. Limor and Ronen were also murdered that day.
Tal was considered missing for close to 10 days until her body was identified.
She was buried in Beersheba on October 17. She is survived by her four children.
Born in the former Soviet Union, Tal moved to Israel with her family at age 4. She had a degree in business from Ben Gurion University, and worked for ICL-Industrial Products (formerly known as Israel Chemicals Ltd.) as a shipping manager. She also played volleyball with a local branch of the Mamanet league, and her loved ones staged a volleyball tournament in her memory.
Marking a year since she was killed, her coworkers at ICL held a memorial service. One of her colleagues said Tal “was always happy, loved to party, loved life.” There was so much he could say about Tal, “but what most characterized her is that she was exceptional… She was talented in what she did, she was a true professional, she invested so much in those around her, she turned all of her coworkers into family.”
Her friend, Sandra Swissa, wrote on Facebook that she would “miss you so much. Your voice echoes in my head. I’m afraid to open our WhatsApp messages and hear your voice notes. I’ll never forget you, it was my honor to be your friend. I love you forever.”
Her friend Lili Hartman Kogan wrote on Facebook, “Tal, our beloved, my heart is shattered to pieces and my mind can’t comprehend… I already miss your smile and the joy that so characterized you. You loved life so much. God takes the very best for himself. Rest in peace, and watch over the kids from above.”
Another friend, Adi Mazouz Raz, wrote on social media that Tal had a joy for life that “was a blessing! And I was privileged to be part of it and to experience it together with you. Your laugh, your smile, the advice you gave — when things were a little tough you’d say, ‘Adi, it’s all nonsense.'”
On her gravestone, her loved ones wrote: “We’ll remember your big smile and we won’t stop. You laughed endlessly, you were a source of light to all of us.”
