Feller finds hope in candy A reservist's life after war

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Ruby Hammerschlag visits reservist Lt. Col. Ronen Feller's candy store after more than a thousand reported reserve-duty days. Feller says children's laughter and noise help him cope with pain, evil he witnessed and the silence of October 7–8; his daughter Daria describes the change as meaningful. He explains leaving his previous business for a radically different life while keeping military gear ready. In a substantial retrospective, archival news describes the helicopter collision over She'ar Yashuv. Feller rejects being called its sole survivor because he was not aboard: injured and hospitalized days earlier, he signed up but his father prevented his return to the helicopter, leaving his name crossed off a list. He says twenty men from his unit died and discusses the enduring burden. Back at the shop, he describes its therapeutic purpose, daily joy and children as hope. The opening date is not supplied, and his account is not a claim that he survived the crash aboard a helicopter.

Reservist Ronen Feller changes his working life by opening a candy store after extended military service, saying children's noise and laughter help him cope with war trauma and the silence he remembers from October 7–8. His daughter Daria describes the change as meaningful. He says he keeps his military gear ready and views children as hope. The opening date is not reported.