One Hundred Days at War and in Captivity Commemorated

The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, in parallel with the event at Bar-Ilan University's Ramat Gan Campus, commemorated one hundred days of war and captivity.

From the words of the Dean, Prof. Orly Avni:

"Today, January 14th, time seems to have frozen since October 7th. The feeling of loss, the likes of which we have never known, families torn apart physically and emotionally, and entire communities facing displacement with the shocking reality of war and uncertainty. And our hearts are in Gaza. Sleepless nights, and fear of hearing 'we are sorry to inform you'. We see such young and alive faces hugging their families. Fearing the knock on the door. Recognizing more familiar names... We are making headway. But still, 136 innocent people, men, women and children are being held captive by Hamas. ...And we are being held to the test of the highest values of the Israeli spirit, mutual responsibility....And we, meanwhile, at the Faculty, will strengthen, and be strengthened, repair shaky foundations, and continue to lead in what we know how to do best, medical research and the training of doctors and scientists for the sake of the future of the State of Israel. We will prepare the ground for a quick and supportive absorption of all our soldiers, and we will continue to hear the voices of those in captivity. We, and our precious State of Israel, will return to prosper and flourish."

Student Aviad Shaertz and laboratory manager Moran Teitelbaum, who read a letter from Oferi Perry, the daughter of the abductee Haim Perry – also spoke

To see a video from the event, click here (credit and thanks to Michal Teitelbaum - Hydromedia).

Thanks to Yehiel Dahan, Tal Zadok, and Hadas Oren, for making the assembly possible.