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Dave Schechter
From Where I Sit
Fear, Panic & Anxiety from ‘Sounds that Startle’
By Dave Schechter
Israeli therapist who counseled children affected by the sounds of war was murdered in the Oct. 7 terror attacks.
Left to right: Ofra Keidar, Jonathan Samerano, and Staff Sgt. Shay Levinson // Photo courtesy of Times of Israel
Breaking NewsIDF Recovers Bodies of Three Slain Hostages from Gaza
By TOI and Agencies
Left to right: Ofra Keidar, Jonathan Samerano, and Staff Sgt. Shay Levinson // Photo courtesy of Times of Israel
June 22, 2025, 12:06 pm
IDF Recovers Bodies of Three Slain Hostages from Gaza
Families say they’re comforted by retrieval of bodies of Ofra Keidar, Jonathan Samerano, and Staff Sgt. Shay Levinson, murdered and abducted by Hamas in Oct. 7 onslaught.
By TOI and Agencies
Dave Schechter
June 11, 2025, 10:28 am
Fear, Panic & Anxiety from ‘Sounds that Startle’
Israeli therapist who counseled children affected by the sounds of war was murdered in the Oct. 7 terror attacks.
By Dave Schechter
Nieva Higgins with Steve Gerson and his wife at a home attacked by Hamas at Kibbutz Be’eri.
April 30, 2025, 10:51 am
Temple Sinai Looks to Partner with Kibbutz Be’eri
Trip planned by Sandy Springs congregation later this year to the Israel community devastated by Hamas terrorist attacks.
By Bob Bahr
For the last few months, Dina Fuchs-Beresin has worn bracelets bearing the names of five Israeli women held hostage by Hamas — Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Naama Levy, Daniella Gilboa, and Agam Berger.
January 28, 2025, 12:23 pm
Hostage Release Process a ‘Roller-Coaster’
“These families are living through unimaginable pain," an Israeli newspaper editor said.
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
November 21, 2024, 10:27 am
‘Postcards’ Draw Attention to the Hostages
Israeli artist's evocative images are a reminder that "They are still there."
By Dave Schechter
Participants in the Nova Music Festival had no idea what Oct. 7 would bring.
October 16, 2024, 11:29 am
‘We Will Dance Again’ Revisits October 7th Tragedy
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival hosted a preview screening and the film’s director at the Tara Theatre.
By Bob Bahr
Photographs of the victims killed and held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza since the Oct. 7 massacre, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv. Sept. 29, 2024 // Photo Credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90/TOI
October 6, 2024, 8:01 pm
One Year Later: The Hostage Nightmare Continues
The dead must be brought home for burial. The living should not be sacrificed on an altar of hubris.
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
September 11, 2024, 10:48 am
A Boy Dreams of His Father’s Return
Commemorations are planned for the anniversary of Oct. 7 as the war continues, and hostages remain in Gaza.
By Dave Schechter
The homes and buildings of Kibbutz Be’eri that were destroyed on Oct. 7 remain as they were that day.
July 31, 2024, 11:48 am
Kibbutz Be’eri Still Recovering After Attack
Visit to site of death and destruction on Oct. 7 has become, for some, a journey of tragic discovery.
By Bob Bahr
July 31, 2024, 10:32 am
A Tragic Postscript to Atlanta’s Hostage Vigil
A sad ending to hopes for a joyous reunion of a couple kidnapped on Oct. 7.
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
May 29, 2024, 10:27 am
More Important Topics than the Garden
Dave would rather write about other things, but the hostages and other issues related to the war are more relevant.
By Dave Schechter
May 1, 2024, 11:50 am
Letter to the Editor: Shalom Lewis
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, include your name, phone number and email, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
Dave Schechter
April 30, 2024, 3:29 pm
Hostages’ Return Must be More than Slogan
A local writer and editor has made it her mission to support one family trapped in the ongoing Oct. 7 nightmare.
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
March 26, 2024, 4:28 pm
Leave an Empty Chair at Your Seder Table
Passover will not be a "chag sameach," a happy holiday, for the families of those killed on Oct. 7 and those still held hostage.
By Dave Schechter
The character in the boy’s drawing is praying: “How I wish that my father will return.”
January 31, 2024, 10:18 am
For Israeli Cousins, Time Stopped on Oct. 7
Keeping the hostages front and center in the conversation is crucial.
By Dave Schechter
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