In Memoriam
Remembering the victims of the massacre and those who fell in the line of duty in
the Swords of Iron war, October 2023
The Open University of Israel deeply mourns the following members of the OUI
community who were among hundreds of civilians and members of the security
forces murdered, kidnapped, and killed in battle on October 7, 2023.
May their memory be a blessing (z”l)
Master Sergeant Eliran Abergel, 29
Israel Police Special Patrol Unit, Tel Aviv. Fell in battle at
Kibbutz Be’eri, October 7, 2023
Social Sciences and Humanities student, in a joint program with Beit Berl College
Dan Benhamou, 27
Murdered at the music festival at Kibbutz Re’im, October 7, 2023
Economics and Management student
Ilay Bar-Am, 27
Murdered at the Kibbutz Re’im music festival, October 7, 2023
Social Sciences and Humanities student
Kinneret Gat, 67
Member of Kibbutz Be’eri. Murdered in the terrorist attack, October 7, 2023
Graduate, and a student in the Literary Arabic course
Captain Yuval Halivni, 30
Company Commander’s Assistant, Maglan unit. Fell in the line of duty in Sderot, October 9, 2023
Management, Political Science, and International Relations student
Master Sergeant Elior Ifrah, 34
Detective, National Police Central Unit, Negev district. Fell in the line of duty in Kibbutz Re’im, October 7, 2023
Social Sciences and Humanities student in a joint program with Beit Berl College
Staff Sergeant Lavi Lifshitz, 20
Combat Soldier in the Givati Brigade. Fell in the line of duty in the North of the Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023
Basics of Visual Art Language course student
Saar Margolis, 37
Member of the emergency response team, Kibbutz Kissufim. Fell in battle defending the kibbutz, October 7, 2023
Social Sciences and Humanities student in a joint program with Beit Berl College
Sergeant First Class Yanun Fleishman, 31
Combat Soldier in the 71st Battalion in the 188th Armored Brigade. Fell in a tank overturn in the North, October 29, 2023
Graduate, and a Bachelor of Science student with an emphasis on computer science
Shai Regev, 25
Murdered at the Kibbutz Re’im music festival, October 7, 2023
Communication student
Yvonne Rubio, 26
Murdered at the Kibbutz Re’im music festival, October 7, 2023
Staff member at the Open University information call center
Asaf Schlezinger, 57
Paramedic at the Kibbutz Re’im music festival. Murdered on October 7, 2023
International Relations and Political Science student
