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Dinka Kay was born in Israel in 1994 to a Ukrainian immigrant family.
“Growing up in Israel during the early 2000s meant that the first thing you were taught in first grade was how to get safely to a bomb shelter, how to put a gas mask on in case of a chemical attack, and how to avoid crowded places in case of a suicide bombing.”
War, sadly, is an ever-present reality for many living in Israel. Violence ebbs and flows like seasons that ignite every few decades in yet another Israeli-Arab conflict. Many in Israel ask themselves, “Who is it this time? Will the fighting ever stop?”
On Oct. 7, Hamas attacked Israel, not on a military base, weapons armory, or government building — rather a music festival, one that not only had Israelis in attendance, but people of many nationalities. More than 200 from the festival and other parts of southern Israel became hostages and were taken to Gaza.
Kay, fortunately, was not at the concert but knows many who were. She works as a content creator for games such as League of Legends, popularly enjoyed around the world, and is a model, taking photoshoots like the one she was at on Friday, Oct. 6, the day before the attack.
“At 6:30 a.m. I jumped awake from the missile sirens and immediately ran to the shelter along with all of my neighbors,” Kay said. “Children were crying, dogs were shaking, but most of all we were all extremely confused.
“We thought it was maybe just a test, but the moment we were about to go back, another siren went off which is when we realized this might be something serious… Because unlike south of Israel that is targeted by rockets almost on a daily basis, the center was rarely targeted. The only time it was, was during full-scale wars,” she said.
Kay added that if you feel compelled to help Israel, organizations such as United Hatzalah have committed themselves completely to Israel’s aid. United Hatzalah is a dedicated volunteer emergency medical service organization that swiftly responds to calls for help in Israel. Their network of volunteer responders and cutting-edge technology saves lives daily.
You can learn how they’ve handled their own experiences of Oct. 7 and if you’d like to help, visit them at www.israelrescue.org.
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