Testimony Excerpt
Raymond Reijnen from Nahal Oz: "We built everything in the 6 years we’re here. This is my place this is my Refet"
The Full Testimony
Testimony of
Raymond Reijnen
Raymond, a firefighter from the Netherlands, immigrated to Nahal Oz with his wife and family and joined the Kibbutz’s dairy management team. On October 7, he overslept and missed his morning run and woke up to Red Alert. The family went into the safe room and took turns holding the door handle while trying to understand what was happening in the kibbutz, despite language difficulties. After long hours, the family was evacuated to safety with the community. Raymond was worried about the cows and the dairy and almost immediately started planning his return. By October 10, he and a small team returned to Nahal Oz, escorted by the IDF, and went back to work, in what remained a war zone.
Place of the event:
Nahal Oz
Name:
Raymond Reijnen
Organization:
None
Language:
English
Credit:
Date: September 5, 2024
Interview: Shalhevet Ofir
Videography: Moshe Schiff
Video editing: Yuval Brill
Content editing: Talya Tibbon
Other media
Channa Perri
Channa, age 71, was abducted from her home in Nirim early that morning, along with her son Nadav, both were in a medically complex condition.
Tamar Metzger
Tamar was in the shower on Shabat morning when she heard voices in the living room and Yoram, her husband, responding in Arabic. The bathroom door was yanked open, and she was grabbed and then dragged out from her house.
Eyal Dvori
Eyal Dvori, a member of Kibbutz Be'eri, headed the 12th grade cohort at Nofey HaBsor High School. On October 7, he and his family were abroad, following the events from afar, in horror and helplessness. A student from the cohort was murdered, and a teacher was kidnapped.
Maor Ben Yair
A group of friends went to Nova Festival to celebrate Maor's birthday. They had an extraordinarily fun time. At the 6:20, with the sunrise, there was a Red Alert.
Deborah Mintz
“Another couple of hours we would have been dead anyways”- Deborah Mintz on 7.10 in Nirim
Tamar Livyatan
From Tamar Livyatan's testimony: "I have a daughter and granddaughter here, and I am not leaving without them."
Judith Bdolach
From Judith Bdolach's testimony: "What should have been a calm and quiet work-out, turned into a nightmare"
