Former hostage Agam Berger opened Berlin’s Jüdische Kulturtage, a festival celebrating Jewish arts, music, and heritage, with a soulful rendition of the Israeli national anthem, Hatikvah.
On Tisha B’Av, a day of national mourning, 'The Mourning After' reveals the raw, ongoing pain of families shattered by October 7, reminding us that for many in Israel, grief is not history—it’s still unfolding.
Former hostage Agam Berger, accompanied by her mother, led a moving event at Shulamith High School for Girls, sharing a powerful message of resilience, faith, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.
Emily Damari, another former hostage who lost two fingers when shot during her kidnapping from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, addressed friends still held captive, saying 'We will yet see rosy sunsets together.'
Agam Berger, who was recently released from Hamas captivity, calls on members of the public to take on a good deed for the hostages. 'It really brings everyone's return closer.'
Agam was released on Thursday after 482 days as a hostage in Gaza and was reunited with other female military lookouts who were freed from captivity a week earlier.
'This Thursday, in a show of solidarity with Agam and all the remaining hostages, let’s have all of our female students come to school wearing braids,' posted Fuchs Mizrachi School, an Orthodox day school in Beachwood, Ohio.
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