Ofri Rahum remembers Nitzan Two memorial performances

Oct 7

Anna Pines follows bereaved singer Ofri Rahum on October 7 from the Nova/Re'im evening memorial with Benaia Barabi to the national Yarkon Park ceremony with Harel Skaat. Ofri and her mother describe nerves, rushing between venues, music and the hope of singing for joy again. The complete feature includes her sister Nitzan's murder while pregnant alongside fiancé Lidor Levy in a shelter, an uncle's death, the last call, six days of searching and the family's conflicting hopes about captivity or death. Archival Nitzan speech and the final memorial performance are retained. The original 2023 killings, the two 2026 ceremonies and Ofri's continuing grief have their distinct chronology.

Tens of thousands gather for the family-led October 7 Kumu memorial at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv. The October 7 ARD and Kan accounts observe preparations and actual family seating before the programme, with Dake saying friends and victims' families, rather than politicians, will speak. Kan describes memorial stage elements, duet plans and Eli Sharabi and Shani Cohen as hosts. Those sources do not themselves establish completion. Kan's October 8 on-scene Ofri Rahum feature shows the same ceremony underway and follows her arrival from Nova, exchanges with participating artists and her performance with Harel Skaat. Ofri and Skaat explain the song's meaning after Nitzan's death, while Ofri hopes to sing for joy again. This later completed-performance evidence develops the same gathering; it does not establish every announced programme element was carried out. The October 5 state ceremony and Nova's separate morning/evening events retain distinct identities.