Testimony Excerpt
From Olga Chagin's testimony: “My mind was in an abnormal state of confusion; I was terrified”
The Full Testimony
Testimony of
Olga Chagin
Olga Chagin, 53, sat alone in the safe room for hours, paralyzed with fear. She heard about the terrorist infiltration and kept up with news about what was happening to friends who were crying out for help, but she was unable to grasp what was happening. Only when she was rescued in the evening did she realize that her son was the only survivor in his neighborhood and that her friends had been kidnapped.
Place of the event:
Holit
Name:
Olga Chagin
Organization:
None
Language:
English
Credit:
Videography: Ari Bloch
Interview: Galia Shiloach
Video editing: Ari Bloch
Content editing: Tali Segev
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