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Survivor Story of October 7 Massacre with Roi Assaraf

3.4K views · Jan 9, 2024

Rabbi Shay Tahan

A survivor's account of the October 7 massacre.

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[Music] good evening shab we want to thank everyone for joining us this very special event presented by the kazak organization and congregation want to give a very big thank you [Music] to Shak [Applause] Applause want give a very special even and greater thank you to elah for all ouring [Music] together shav m in memory of all the innocent victims of October 7th our fellow soldiers of of of of Israel for all the safe return of our hostages am mean and we also of so he should so he can start breathing should be a big I think that that one one one introduction for tonight I think that I think that we set the FR framework for tonight is as follows there was a rabbi got in front he got up in front of his SHO right after October 7th and he said does anybody know of anyone who was murdered on October 7th and no one raised their hands and then he said second question he said does anyone know does anyone know anyone who was taking hostage during October 7th and no one raised their hands and last the third question he said does anyone have any relatives who who who who who are in the Israeli Army right now maybe's in Gaza and only a few people raised their hands and he said you know what the issue is what the problem is he said every single person's hand should have been raised if if we would realize that that these are our fellow brothers and sisters in in Israel

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  1. 0:00[Music] good evening shab we want to thank everyone for joining us this very special event
  2. 5:28her
  3. 11:03[Music] four years ago he got married he had two girls and since Corona happened naturally
  4. 16:59by the bombs and he told his wife immediately as everybody was ordained to put their
  5. 23:26for as he was going out flooring the gas his head now was also bent down
  6. 29:04[Music] so he went unfortunately to 13 leot which of course emotionally affected him along with
  7. 35:31[Music] for [Music]
  8. 41:09nothing happened to the car hasem just directly protected them together in the car to the
  9. 47:12y get lost your low life basically his question was what was the reaction of your
  10. 53:12somebody you made a division between people you're not my children go get your act together

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