JSR Portraits

 

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Hadar Goldin was born and raised in the communal settlement of Eshchar to Prof. Simcha Goldin, a professor of history at Tel Aviv University, and Dr. Leah Goldin, a lecturer in software engineering. He was born alongside his twin brother, Tzur, and had an older sister, Ayelet, and an older brother, Menachem. During his youth, Hadar was a member and leader in the Bnei Akiva youth movement. 

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He completed his high school education at the Kfar Batya Sciences Yeshiva and studied at the Bnei David pre-military academy before enlisting in the army. Hadar was a lieutenant in the IDF's Givati Brigade, and a Jewish patriot, humanitarian and artist. Hadar was a remarkably gifted young man, a painter and graphic artist, a poet and an inspiration to all who knew him.

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On the 1st of August, 2024, during Operation Protective Edge, two hours after Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, terrorists ambushed Israeli soldiers from a tunnel in the basement of a house in Gaza. The terrorists killed two of the soldiers, Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul. To this day, Hamas has not returned their remains..

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The Goldin and Shaul families have experienced the pain of not only losing a beloved son in war, but the added agony of not being able to bury them in their hometowns where they grew up. The two families are committed to recovering their son's remains and giving them the decent burial they deserve in Israel.