(JNS) — Family members of 16 soldiers from Gush Etzion and Efrat who fell defending the State of Israel since Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre gathered on Monday at a military base in the Gush’s western foothills to dedicate the base’s newly expanded synagogue in memory of their loved ones.
The synagogue was also dedicated in memory of Ari Fuld, a well-known Israel activist, educator and Israel Defense Forces reservist who was murdered by an Arab terrorist just before Yom Kippur 2018.
Family members of IDF soldiers who have fallen in Gaza since Oct. 7 participate in the dedication of a synagogue expansion at the Lamed-Hey IDF base in Gush Etzion in memory of their loved ones, Mon., March 4, 2024. Photo: Josh Hasten.
The synagogue expansion was funded by the “Ari Fuld Project,” an organization formed in Fuld’s memory, whose main focus is to lend support to IDF soldiers, along with the Gush Etzion Foundation, which supports projects in many areas of life throughout Gush Etzion and beyond.
