In a tragic turn of events, Adir Mesika, a 23-year-old New Yorker, was killed during a Hamas terror attack at an Israeli festival. This marked one of the most devastating days for Jews since the Holocaust. Mesika’s aunt Morielle Lotan gave a heartbreaking account of his final moments, describing him as a true hero who sacrificed his life to save others.
Mesika was attending the music festival with his girlfriend, three childhood friends and another young woman when the horrific events took place. Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, turning the festival into a bloodbath as they brutally attacked Israeli civilians.
When the rocket sirens went off, Mesika and her friends took refuge in a small bomb shelter. Unbeknownst to them, Hamas terrorists had infiltrated parts of the country. Mesika was texting her younger brother about the situation when they heard machine guns and Arabic language. Realizing the impending danger, Mesika and her best friend, Eli, ordered the women to hide and bravely charged the terrorists to distract them.
In a heroic act of self-sacrifice, Mesika and Eli were shot dead, allowing the women to remain hidden in the shelter until they were rescued six hours later by the Israel Defense Forces.
Mesika, Eli and another friend named Matan, all childhood friends, were buried together in Israel. The loss has left his families and friends devastated, but determined to honor his memory by living meaningful lives.
Mesika was a larger-than-life person, and her family aims to emulate that quality. “We all have to live a very big life in his name because that’s what he would have wanted. We must make sense of our lives because he made sense of his,” Lotan said.
The family has received an outpouring of support, with 3,000 people attending Mesika’s funeral. Lotan expressed his gratitude, saying, “I’ve never seen this kind of support in all the years that Israel has existed. It goes beyond military support. It’s human to human.”
Mesika, a combat engineer, loved his military service and was passionate about freedom. His family is determined not only to address Israel’s immediate needs at this time, but also to help gather support for rebuilding and healing after this tragic event.
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