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💔 Holocaust survivor Yocheved Gold has died at age 102. She survived Kristallnacht, Israel's War of Independence, and Hamas's October 7th terror attack. In 1933, she felt rising antisemitism in Germany: "I was walking with my mother to the synagogue and saw shop windows on our street smashed, with 'Juden' written on them." In 1939, one of her brothers was deported to Auschwitz, where he was murdered. Her parents fled to the Netherlands, while Yocheved remained in Germany, awaiting youth immigration to Israel. In Israel, she married Shmuel Gold, raised five children, helped establish Kibbutz Sa’ad, and served as a nurse for 40 years — choosing life. On October 7, 2023 — at 100 years old — Yocheved hid in her safe room for 30 hours during the Hamas terror attack before being evacuated. Yocheved Gold was a survivor — again and again — of repeated attempts to kill her for one reason only: she was Jewish. Her life is a testament to Jewish resilience. May her memory forever be a blessing.🕯️❤️‍🩹