In memory of Mayer Luden, father of Anita Greenwald, a Holocaust survivor from Poland, who arrived in the United States after spending 5 years following his internment during the war, in a displaced persons camp. With no English, but a gratitude for his new country he joined the US Army and became an officer. He loved Israel, his family and laughter. He was a strong supporter of Israel and instilled that love to his children and his 12 grandchildren - 4 of whom served in the IDF(some during this current war). He was happily married for 61 years to Helga Luden, also a survivor, originally from Germany.
Keren Borovsky Oren
Hello, my friends. I am Keren Borovsky Oren, 49 years old, from Kibbutz Re'im. I am the wife of Harel Oren, 54, and the mother of two boys and a girl: Peleg (22), Eilay (20), and Mia (15).
My husband, Harel, is the head of security for our kibbutz. I am a pastry chef and used to run a small bakery on the kibbutz, but I have not been working for a few years now due to health reasons.
Harel was born in Re'im, and I have been living here with him for 25 years now. It’s been our home for almost half of my life. Our children were born on the kibbutz, and we love it dearly–our neighbors, the rural countryside life. It’s like a small village of about 450 people. Living in the kibbutz is like living in paradise 90% of the time, though it used to turn into 10% hell when rockets from Gaza hit. That has been part of our routine for over 20 years.
On October 7th, everything changed, and it turned into 100% hell when Hamas terrorists invaded my kibbutz and our beautiful region. They violated our land and our people. Harel and his team of first responders—a team of 8—fought them back.
I am honored to share with you the story of how I survived 26 hours inside the safe room with my children, Peleg’s girlfriend, and our three dogs, as well as the story of the battle in Kibbutz Re'im.
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