Dancing Angels
Remember, act to prevent,
and enjoy the power of love and music.
At Israel's nature festivals, music and freedom are a refuge for thousands of young people embracing love and dancing.
On October 6th, more than 3,500 people gathered in the Re’im forest to celebrate an extraordinary music event
At 6:29, October 7th, 2023, Shabbat and the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, Hamas, a brutal terrorist organization, launched a surprise attack on Israel. The Hamas terrorists did not differentiate between Jews, Muslims, Druze, Buddhists, and others. They slaughtered them all with terrible cruelty. It was a massacre of which the magnitude and cruelty is hard to fathom.
411 Music festival participants did not return. Brutal killers invaded their joyous space and murdered them. They had only come to celebrate life. The exhibit is designed to revive their last moments of joy that turned into horror.
The exhibit's concept is unique, based on an elegant artistic vision of the heartbreaking dissonance between innocent, young, joyful souls (music and angels) and bloody, unimaginable killing (expressed only in personal sound). Through the music, we remember and commemorate our loved ones.
The Essence of the Exhibit
Pain
A desire to preserve and share the memory of our loved ones. The pain will remain with us.
Hope
Hope grows from the brokenness and grief for a life of peace, love, and light.
Continuity
The angels symbolize the continuity of our loved ones, who remain with us forever.
Unity
We all hurt, love, and strive together for a better world.
Mission
to honor the memory of the victims and keep the events of the tragedy in public awareness—connecting citizens of the world emotionally and mentally to the horrific events that transpired.
Vision
Dancing Angels is a traveling expo that illuminates the fundamental human values of Love and Freedom. From our place of pain, we yearn for unity in a world where parties and celebrating life triumph over war—just as the angels would have it. We wish to visit as many sites as possible. The next planned destination is NY.
Support
We invite you to join us and bring this exciting and inspiring show to New York, the city of freedom, Joy, hope, and other spots around the globe. Your contributions, big or small, will help us make our voices heard and keep the memory of these angels alive in every one of us.
Please note the contributions are made through Yad Ezer Lahaver.
Thank you!
We'd like to thank those who've helped commemorate the memory of our loved ones and turn this exhibit into a reality.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jerusalem
May 2025
Ben Gurion Int'l Ariport
Tel Aviv
October 2024
Who We Are
Hila Abir
Sister of the late Lotan Abir
Hila Abir, the sister of the late Lotan Abir, lives in Gan Haim and worked in architectural conservation while managing her family’s construction company until the tragic events of October 7th. In the six months leading up to the attack, she worked on a mental health startup. Her younger brother, Lotan, was brutally murdered at the age of 24.5 in a shelter at Be’eri Junction.
Lotan went to the party with his childhood friends, May Naim and Ben Landau. May and Lotan were murdered, while Ben survived. They were killed in a shelter at the entrance to Kibbutz Be’eri after they had already been on their way home. A police checkpoint turned them back, telling them to seek shelter. In November, driven by a deep sense of urgency, Hila joined forces with other bereaved families to establish the Committee for the Families of the Victims of the October 7th Massacres.
Since then, Hila has devoted herself tirelessly to the committee’s work, advocating for legislation, preserving the memory of the victims, and providing support for grieving families. She has also taken on a leading role in international advocacy, representing the families’ voices on global platforms. Hila participated in a pilot delegation to U.S. campuses, where she helped conceptualize the “Angels’ Exhibit,” a moving tribute to the victims. She also guides international delegations visiting Israel, ensuring that the world understands the human toll of the tragedy and the urgent need to prevent such atrocities in the future.
Tali Kizhner
Mother of the late Segev Israel Kizhner
Dr. Tali Kizhner, a mother of three and a biotechnology expert, resides in northern Israel and works in pharmaceutical development. Her eldest son, Segev Israel Kizhner, was murdered at the Nova Festival on October 7th at the age of 22. Segev and four friends—Ayelet Arnin, Alon Ohel, Itamar Shapira, and Agam Yosefzon—left his home in Atzmon-Segev in the Galilee at 2:00 a.m. to attend the festival.
When the terrorist attack began, the group tried to flee northward toward their homes but were stopped by police and forced to turn back, finding temporary refuge in a shelter at Re’im Junction. That shelter became a death trap, as it did for many others along Route 232. Sixteen people, including Segev and Ayelet, were brutally murdered there, armed only with their humanity and deep bonds of friendship. Four others, including Or Levy, Elia Cohen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, and Alon Ohel, were kidnapped during the massacre. Hersh was murdered in Hamas captivity after 11 months of torment, and his body was returned to Israel.
In November 2023, Tali joined a delegation organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs to Australia. In March, she participated in a pilot delegation to U.S. campuses under the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs. Advocacy, the fight against antisemitism, and commemorating the victims have since become her life’s mission. In addition, Tali volunteers tirelessly to preserve the memory of those who were murdered and works relentlessly to ensure their stories are not forgotten.