“Surviving 738 Days in the Tunnels of Gaza” |
“Surviving 738 Days in the Tunnels of Gaza” was the title of a presentation given in the United States on Sunday by Yosef Chaim Ohana. It was a nightmarish, horrific account of his being held captive by Hamas after he and 250 others were kidnapped in the attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Obana was freed this past October after his more than two years in captivity.
It was “a miracle” that Ohana was able to survive, said Rabbi Berel Lerman in introducing him to speak to a packed audience in Sag Harbor, New York at the Center for Jewish Life – Chabad.
With Ohana was a fellow Israeli, Daniel Sharabi, who, the rabbi noted, spoke in 2024 at the Center for Jewish Life and told of his “best friend,” Ohana, then being “held in captivity.”
Both Ohana and Sharabi “were together” at the Nova music festival, noted the rabbi. Sharabi was able to escape capture.
“Join us,” said the center’s invitation to an “unforgettable” event, as Ohana “shares his powerful........