Family

'Mom and dad are not alive': Slain Oct. 7 victims' family shares haunting never-before-seen footage

In the footage, a member of the Mathias family walks around the destroyed house, which is visibly damaged by bullet holes and smoke, and states he is sure that his parents had been killed.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The aftermath of Hamas's terror attack on Kibbutz Holit during the October 7 massacre, pictured October 26, 2023.
Family vacation with the kids, illustration.

Your Investments: How you can have a financially responsible summer vacation

Erma Bombeck said, "Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work 13 times an hour, she can hurt you."

|ByAARON KATSMAN
‘FOR ME, it’s my family first, then nation and border. But he believes that by going to the border, he is defending his family.’ Here, a pregnant Roni sits below her windowsill as one of her children reaches out to her husband, already separated from the family, on his way to his sixth call of duty.

The war inside Israel's reserve families: 'To him, defending the border protects our family'

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Nearly three years after Yitzy Friedman received a call-up notice for the reserves on October 7, his wife, Roni, is still wrestling with the cost of her husband’s decision to serve.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
EXPO TEL AVIV will be the venue for the 'Maccabiah City' sports festival ahead of this summer's Games, which open on July 1. (Maccabiah/Courtesy)

Maccabiah launches five-day sports festival at Expo Tel Aviv

Organized by Maccabi World Union, the festival is designed to bring Israelis closer to the Maccabiah experience while providing a family-friendly destination during the school break.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

A milestone birthday: 80-year-old Stuart Gherman climbs Masada

To say that I am proud of Stu does not come close to the way I feel. I never doubted that he could make it to the top. He is truly a role model for our family. 

NOVEMBER 15, 2025ByARLENE GHERMAN
Zaydre Stu Gherman, 80, having climbed Masada.

Lt. Hadar Goldin laid to rest after 11 years in Gaza terror captivity

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir attended the funeral in Kfar Saba Military Cemetery calling Goldin a "compass and conscience for the entire people of Israel."

NOVEMBER 11, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir salutes as he stands with the family of fallen soldier Lt. Hadar Goldin at his funeral in Kfar Saba Military Cemetery, November 11, 2025.

‘The glue that held family together’: Slain hostage Lior Rudaeff’s family pays tribute at funeral

Thousands gathered to honor First Sergeant (res.) Lior Rudaeff at a funeral in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's cemetery, following the return of his remains after over two years in Hamas's terror captivity.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Soldiers carry a coffin containing the remains of deceased hostage First Sergeant (res.) Lior Rudaeff, November 10, 2025.

Hostage families, fallen soldier relatives, urge national unity at Rabin memorial ceremony

In the shadow of Rabin’s assassination, youth movements gathered to call for healing and national unity in Israel.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Merav Leshem Gonen, mother of freed hostage Romi, addresses the crowd at a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, November 5, 2025.

Panicking about Roblox? The truth is much deeper and more troubling

The uproar surrounding Roblox exposes an uncomfortable truth about parenting in the digital age: It’s easier for us to blame the screens than to remain present in our children’s worlds.

OCTOBER 22, 2025ByYIFAT SANI, A CERTIFIED PARENT COACH
Parents’ groups are in an uproar

Dietitian explains: These are the 5 most important nutritional tools for every family

In a world of abundance, crowded supermarket shelves, countless trends and diets, the simple choice of what to put on your plate has become complex. Here are the most critical tips for your family.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByLIMOR TAL PONY, DIETITIAN
The variety can be confusing

The legacy of Huvy Elisha: The quiet life of a Mea She’arim painter and matriarch

Ahuva “Huvy” Elisha lived in step with the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood she called home for the last 40 years of her long and well-traveled life.

OCTOBER 19, 2025ByLIANE GRUNBERG WAKABAYASHI
Huvy Elisha.

‘Only pressure works’: Released hostages’ families credit firm policy for breakthrough

Families of freed hostages call for continued pressure on Hamas and full enforcement of the ceasefire deal, praising Israeli, US, and international efforts while warning against concessions.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Tzvika Mor, the father of released Israeli hostage Eitan Mor, speaks to the press, flanked by Boaz and Nadav Miran, the brothers of released Israeli hostage Omri Miran, at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, October 15, 2025.

'They seem fine, I thought they would be worse,' Silvia Cunio on hostage sons Ariel and David

Silvia Cunio, mother of hostages Ariel and David, describes the emotional moment after receiving a surprise video call from her sons..

OCTOBER 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA
Hostages Ariel and David Cunio on a phone call with their mother, Silvia, ahead of their slated release from Gaza terror captivity, October 13, 2025.

Blame the grandparents: Why young Jews align with antisemites - opinion

Parents and grandparents denied their offspring the necessary tools that would make being a proud Jew a priority in their lives.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByMICAH HALPERN
NEW YORK CITY mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders attend a town hall gathering in Brooklyn last month. The writer asks: How can any Jew be so blind to Mamdani’s motivation and intentions?