Photography Exhibition by Gilad Bar Shalev
In May 2024, the portrait photographer Gilad Bar Shalev wandered around the Nir Am neighborhood, adjacent to the destroyed police station in Sderot, and met young and old residents, who shared with him their sources of resilience and the ability to cope/their tenacity.. The exhibition is presented in front of the commemoration complex in memory of the policemen murdered at the police station, in order to remind that alongside the traumatic memory, there are residents full of resilience, who gather strength and optimism every day.
The Sderot Resilience Center, which operates nearby, deals with strengthening the resilience of residents, organizations and communities through individual and group treatments.
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Noah Gindin (26)
"I do everything I can to help. It calms me down, makes me feel like I'm in control and can make an impact"
a dance student, works at a local NGO
"I take each day at a time, progressing step by step"
Meital Biton (37)
mother of three
"I realized that I have to continue my role as a mother, to function for my children"
Efrat Bar Yohai (7.5)
"When my mother is next to me I feel safe. Whenever I have a hard time, a hug and a kiss from my mother calms me down a lot"
moved to the city two years ago
Taking care of yourself is the smartest and most important thing right now.
We are the country. When we take care of ourselves, we take care of the country
moved to Sderot from Paraguay at the age of 15
"Working in the garden helps me. I take care of the plants - and they take care of me"