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‘Remember Oded for how he lived, not just for how he died’

JW3 held a shiva for Oded Lifschitz, where hundreds of visitors offered condolences to his daughter, Sharone, and family

March 17, 2025 15:10
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Oded Lifschitz, who lived by the values of humanity, peace and justice
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Since October 7, Oded Lifschitz’s name has become synonymous for being one of the oldest hostages brutally abducted by Hamas terrorists and later murdered in captivity.

But on Sunday, at a shiva held at JW3 in London, Oded’s family and friends and religious and political leaders called on the world to remember the 83-year-old for his values of humanity and justice.

His daughter, Sharone, a London-based artist, addressed over 500 people who had come to offer condolences.

Reading out the hesped (eulogy) she had given at his funeral on Kibbutz Nir Oz, the community he had founded 70 years ago, she said in the words of her father: “All my life, I have participated in struggles for peace, including forbidden meetings with the PLO leadership. I have paid and I am paying a personal price, but I do not regret it for a moment.”