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This past weekend, an emotional meeting took place in Buenos Aires between the mothers of the October 7 victims and mothers of the victims of the terror attacks on the local Jewish community in the ‘90’s.
Sigal Shteiner Manzuri, mother of Norelle and Roya Manzuri who were murdered by Hamas terrorists in the Nova Music Festival massacre, and Eti Raz, mother of Idan who fell in battle, embarked on a journey to Argentina in a moving visit and meetings with the Culture Secretary of Argentina Leonardo Cifelli and the local community.
The special visit, which has been generating extensive coverage in the local media in Argentina, opened with the display of the exhibition "Eternal Embrace," initiated by photographer Ifat Pe’er and the Zionist Council in Israel, which together with the World Zionist Organization, brought to Argentina, telling the stories of 26 victims and casualties of the war, through the eyes of their grieving mothers.
During the special delegation’s visit to Argentina and a touching meeting with the Jewish community in Buenos Aires AMIA, the Israeli mothers met with the local Jewish families of the victims of the terrorist attacks in the country, with Israel’s Ambassador to Argentina Eyal Sela, and with the AMIA President Amos Linetzky. The mothers who have received a warm welcome, presented the local mothers and the hosts with hand-made Mezuzah made of olive wood from Israel and copies of a special edition of the Passover Haggadah written post-October 7.
The "Eternal Embrace" photo exhibition, created to unite mothers from around the world in the fight against terrorism, was displayed on October 7th, the first anniversary of the tragedy, at the United Nations building in New York, in the initiative of the Zionist Council in Israel and the WZO’s Zionist Enterprises Department, in the presence of ambassadors and representatives from around the world. Over the past year, the exhibition has traveled between cities in Israel, with a personal text accompanying each image of the grieving mother, describing her son or daughter who was lost and the moment of their last embrace.
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Gil Segal, Deputy Chairman of the World Zionist Organization: "Our strong connection with Jewish communities around the world illustrates the power of solidarity that transcends borders. I would like to thank the Jewish community in Argentina for their warm welcome and their long-standing support. In difficult times, mutual support and commitment to shared values strengthen the power of the Jewish people and the Zionist enterprise, emphasizing our mutual responsibility toward one another."
Oz Haim, CEO of the Zionist Council in Israel: "Displaying the exhibition here in the capital of Argentina, a country that since October 7th has not hesitated to voice a clear and firm support for Israel, has only reinforced for me the importance of presenting the human story behind the names and stories of the victims and fallen soldiers."
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Graciela Linial de Furman, who lost her son in the 1994 bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires and Sigal Steiner Mansouri, who lost her daughters Norel and Roya on October 7 at the Nova festival
(Photo: Secretaría cultura de la nación Argentina)
"We brought the exhibition to the United Nations building, and now continue to amplify the voices of the mothers who lost their dearest, and send a universal message against terrorism. Extending my deep appreciation to the warm Jewish community of Buenos Aires for their courageous embrace, and to the Israeli Embassy for their important cooperation. The exhibition has garnered significant media interest, and this is undoubtedly a major public diplomacy achievement for the State of Israel, which we are very proud of."
Silvio Joskowicz, Head of the Zionist Enterprises Department at the World Zionist Organization: "Building out together from the shared trauma of the Jewish people around the world, we are working together to create a new future for generations to come. We do this out of belief in the common Zionist vision, and love for humanity—values that guide us, even in the harshest of realities."