STORY: :: An installation in Tel Aviv commemorates Israeli soldiers who have died since October 7, 2023
:: Tel Aviv, Israel
:: July 21, 2025
:: Marcy Tatelbaum, Mother of a fallen Israeli soldier
“We came to this amazing initiative here today where there’s a chair for every soldier that has fallen since October 7th. And our son is one of the soldiers who fell on June 28, 2024, in Gaza. He was a tank commander. And we’re here basically to remember the sacrifice that all of these soldiers have given for this country, our beloved country, and what they have done so that we could continue living here and grow and thrive and hopefully continue as a people.״
People walking past the chairs lingered to look at the photos, located in Tel Aviv’s hottest spot for summer tourists and sea and sport-loving Israelis.
The installation was initiated by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and the Foreign Ministry with the aim of “commemorating those who sacrificed their lives so the lives of so many other Israelis could go on,” said a representative of the Diaspora Affairs Ministry.
