April 18, 2023
A Holocaust Survivor and Her Granddaughter, a Soldier in the IDF, Sounded the Holocaust Remembrance Day Siren
Holocaust survivor Miriam Tafulkrair and her granddaughter, Sergeant Roei Avital, sounded the siren together in the headquarters of the Home Front Command.
Today (Tuesday), the siren to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day was sounded by Holocaust survivor Miriam Tafulkrair and her granddaughter, Sergeant Roei Avital, who serves as an Operations Sergeant in the IDF’s Home Front Command.
Miriam Elizabeth Hanina Tafulkrair was born in 1945 in Amsterdam, Holland. Miriam is named after the Christian gynecologist who delivered her and provided her family with a hiding place from the Nazis. Miriam's father, Max, was a painter. During the war he forged identity cards and passports for Jewish people as part of his involvement in the Dutch resistance.
Miriam decided to immigrate to Israel at the age of 22 out of a sense of Zionism. Today, Miriam lives in Even Shmuel with her husband, Haim, who immigrated to Israel from Yemen in 1949.
Miriam and Haim have five children, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Miriam and her granddaughter, Roei, arrived this morning to the Alert Situation Room of the Home Front Command, and together the two pressed the button that sounded the Holocaust Remembrance Day siren throughout the country.
Miriam Tafulkrair, Holocaust survivor:
"As a Holocaust survivor, I have a duty to all my family members who were murdered in World War II, to tell the story of their heroism and the horrors they experienced during the war. It is my duty to convey their feelings of constant fear and torment, and to cherish the feeling of freedom and security that comes with living here, in our land, the State of Israel."
Operations Sergeant in the Home Front Command, Roei Avital: "In my position, I must always be alert. An operational event can occur at any given moment and there is no room for mistakes. In addition, we have a direct impact on saving civilians in Israel. I am proud of my grandmother's path, and it is a great honor for me to stand in an IDF uniform and sound the siren on the Holocaust Remembrance Day by my grandmother’s side”.
Miriam Elizabeth Hanina Tafulkrair was born in 1945 in Amsterdam, Holland. Miriam is named after the Christian gynecologist who delivered her and provided her family with a hiding place from the Nazis. Miriam's father, Max, was a painter. During the war he forged identity cards and passports for Jewish people as part of his involvement in the Dutch resistance.
Miriam decided to immigrate to Israel at the age of 22 out of a sense of Zionism. Today, Miriam lives in Even Shmuel with her husband, Haim, who immigrated to Israel from Yemen in 1949.
Miriam and Haim have five children, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Miriam and her granddaughter, Roei, arrived this morning to the Alert Situation Room of the Home Front Command, and together the two pressed the button that sounded the Holocaust Remembrance Day siren throughout the country.
Miriam Tafulkrair, Holocaust survivor:
"As a Holocaust survivor, I have a duty to all my family members who were murdered in World War II, to tell the story of their heroism and the horrors they experienced during the war. It is my duty to convey their feelings of constant fear and torment, and to cherish the feeling of freedom and security that comes with living here, in our land, the State of Israel."
Operations Sergeant in the Home Front Command, Roei Avital: "In my position, I must always be alert. An operational event can occur at any given moment and there is no room for mistakes. In addition, we have a direct impact on saving civilians in Israel. I am proud of my grandmother's path, and it is a great honor for me to stand in an IDF uniform and sound the siren on the Holocaust Remembrance Day by my grandmother’s side”.
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