Mothers of Hostages
Shira Albag is the mother of hostage Liri Albag, who has turned 19 in captivity. Shira’s words about her daughter: “She loves music, all the time she sings, she has a lot of friends, all the time our house is full of her friends”
Silvia Cunio’s two sons, David and Ariel, are hostages. They were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, along with six of their family members, including their 90 year-old grandmother Esther. David and Ariel are the only ones who remain in captivity.
Rachel Goldberg Polin is the mother of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. He was taken at the Nova music festival. The last texts he sent his family, shortly before he was abducted, were “I love you,” and, ten minutes later, “I’m sorry.”
Shelly Shem Tov’s son Omer was taken hostage at Nova. He successfully escaped the terrorists, but doubled back when he realized his two best friends, siblings Maya Regev and Itai Regev, were left behind. All three of them were taken hostage. Maya and Itai have since been released. Omer is still in captivity.
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As a woman, these portraits of women in several tones of one shade, with various shapes in one medium, not only help me empathise with the tragedy experienced by these people but also give me a sense of affinity to their struggle. The images invoke a sense of unity with the Israeli people in this war because these human faces are those of my ancestors as well as my self-portrait.