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Hopefully soon I will go to Israel and be able to place a rock on your grave. Maybe I will go to the store and get a special gemstone and use that instead. I will sit and talk with you about how you wanted to hang out when you came home and how we never got to. How you had so much to do, so much to give, so much to experience and it was cut short. I will talk of the times we had together and how I hope you are doing well up in shamayim. And I will cry. I will stay with you until I no longer can but my rock will still be there. It will not decay. It will lay on your early grave when I am not able to. And with it I will tell you how much I miss you.
I can't believe it has been a whole year. I can't believe that there have been people enduring torture and confinement for a whole year. Bodies we haven't gotten back for a whole year. Pain we cannot bear for a whole year. It feels like yesterday that I came home and my father told me you were dead. I had never heard him cry like that before. We held eachother and we cried.
Please stay safe out there
Germany
Sydney pictured above
Boston
Brighton
Shlomo Ron was an unarmed, elderly man who didn't have much military or combat training. He was a gentle and soft-hearted individual who loved arts, particularly theater, music, and literature.
He loved his wife, Hana, with whom he had shared many years, along with his daughters and his beloved grandson. Shlomo and Hana resided in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, and they had never left their home, even during perilous times.
They were present in their residence on the morning of October 7, 2023, along with their two daughters and grandson, who were celebrating the Simchat Torah holiday. Tragically, their kibbutz was attacked by Hamas gunmen, terrorists who committed heinous crimes against humanity.
They were left defenseless, as neither the army nor the police were there to protect them. In this dire situation, Shlomo had neither weaponry nor combat experience.
Shlomo wasn't armed. He was no General. He was an 85-year-old man with a mustache and glasses. He was quite ill. He had a gentle soul. He loved theater, music, and art.
Showing immense courage, Shlomo left the shelter where his loved ones were hiding and sat alone in the living room of his home, waiting for the murderers. When the terrorists discovered him, they saw an elderly and frail man sitting alone in an armchair.
Heartbreakingly, they executed him, believing he was an easy target. Afterward, the murderers departed, assuming he was the only one at home. Shlomo's plan was to wait alone in the living room to give the impression that he was an old and solitary man.
He understood that they would likely kill him but hoped that, after doing so, they would move on, presuming he lived alone. In doing so, he selflessly saved the lives of his beloved Hana, daughters, and precious grandson, all of whom remained safe in the shelter.
Their survival was owed to Shlomo's bravery. Shlomo Ron was laid to rest in Kibbutz Kinneret, beside the poet Rachel and near Naomi Shemer whom he loved so much. He may be gone, but his legacy lives on.
Despite lacking any special combat training or physical prowess, Shlomo Ron will be remembered as a hero for his selfless act.
sources: twitter (hebrew) | twitter (english) | ynet
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Hamas live streamed it. They were so proud of themselves
The award winning One Day in October documentary (English) was uploaded to youtube. Watch it b4 youtube nukes it!