Amir Naim

On October 2, 2023, Amir Naim and his wife, Shahar celebrated their first wedding anniversary. Five days later, Amir was killed defending their kibbutz in southern Israel against invading Hamas terrorists. Amir and the other members of Kibbutz Erez’s emergency response team battled the many terrorists for hours, ultimately succeeding in preventing them from conquering the kibbutz. The cost was Amir’s life and the wounding of four of his colleagues. Eleven weeks pregnant, Shahar Naim was suddenly a 27-year-old war widow. “We were hiding in our safe room and as soon as Amir understood that something unusual was happening, he jumped up, got ready in two minutes, and went out to handle things. We didn’t even have a chance to say a proper goodbye,” she said.