Chol Ha’moed Sukkot 2023. We have a babysitter and decide to see a movie—“Golda,” the story of the Yom Kippur War. The cinematography and acting are excellent; the topic is heavy and leaves us with many questions and thoughts. We have no idea that mere days later, we will go through something eerily similar.
“Many hotels closed their doors and would not let anyone in. We actually opened our doors, brought more people in and stationed security guards at the doors.”
In all of Miriam Coren’s studies and training to become a teacher and then educational administrator, one topic that was never covered was how to run a school during wartime. But now, in her role as principal of the AMIT Bellows Noga School, Miriam is learning on the job.
On October 7, the world as we knew it changed forever. In the shadow of a devastating massacre, all of us were forced to confront the depths of hate, witnessing acts of violence that shook our collective conscience. We also witnessed acts of heroism, a united nation who stood up and came to the rescue of their fellow brothers and sisters.
All Israelis were affected by the events of October 7. But for the almost 2,000 high school students who studied in AMIT schools in the town of Sderot, located just over a mile from the Gaza border, it was catastrophic.
