Thousands of flowers woven into words, in memory of Israelis killed
Team of volunteers makes display reading ‘We Stand With Israel,’ the words spoken by US President Joe Biden
Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
A 70-meter-long (around 230 feet) display of flowers, created from thousands of blooms and shaped into the words, “We Stand With Israel,” was placed in the plaza of Tel Aviv’s Habima Square on Thursday.
The wreaths were made in memory of the some 1,300 Israelis killed in the massive wave of Hamas terrorist attacks and atrocities on October 7.
The message, “We Stand With Israel,” in English and Hebrew, comes from the words US President Joe Biden spoke in support of Israel.
The public is invited to come to Habima and weave one of hundreds of funeral wreaths that will be placed on the monument in dedication to those who were killed.
The display was created with flowers of every shade, to convey the message “We are here, we will live, and we are not going anywhere,” according to the project organizers.
Each flower-filled letter was created by a volunteer team of “flower people,” who have been making wreaths for the hundreds of funerals taking place throughout the country over the past 13 days.
While flowers are not part of Jewish funeral tradition, they are more common at Israeli funerals.
When the funerals began to bury those killed on October 7, Lehi Salpeter Danziger, who works with the Mate Yehuda regional council, launched the national commemoration project for weaving thousands of wreaths for funerals across the country, all made from donations from weavers, flower growers and the local community.
“You have to understand that there are no wreaths left in Israel anymore,” said Salpeter Danziger in an interview.
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