Hamas assault: Ricarda Louk: “It is good to talk about Shani” | EUROtoday

When Ricarda Louk seems on the cellular phone within the morning, pictures of her daughter Shani can nonetheless be seen virtually daily on social media. “There are still a lot of people abroad who spread pictures of her every day,” says Louk. People from everywhere in the world would write her how a lot she touched Shaani’s destiny. “It’s really nice.”

Shani Louk was simply 22 years outdated when she was the terrorist assault The Hamas and different extremist teams of October 7, 2023 fell sufferer to. At the time of the unprecedented assault, she had been with tons of of different younger individuals on the Supernova Festival in South Israel. Her physique was dragged into the Gaza strip.

A video that confirmed her lifeless physique on a terrorist off -road car within the streets of the coastal strip went around the globe. On May 17, 2024, the Israeli military introduced the discover of the physique of the German Israeli. Two days later she was buried in Srigim close to the town of Bet Schemesch.

Intensive time for the household

“You still feel it,” says Louk a couple of days earlier than the anniversary. One nonetheless feels the phobia of October seventh, even whether it is forgotten to be forgotten in the remainder of the world. “You quickly forgot how it started and why we are in the war that hostages are still being recorded,” Louk continues

The previous one and a half years are for them and theirs Family was intense. “The whole life has turned upside down for our family.” In the start she would have tried to work within the routine. “But now I have said that everything around me has changed that way, I also have to change.”

“Look ahead”

After 24 years she terminated her job within the high-tech business. «We have many Travel Abroad made to speak about Shani and get extra consideration for October seventh. » She additionally does a sort of photograph remedy coaching. “I’m not a therapist at the end, but you can explain group therapies with people and a lot with pictures.”

Your household could be very optimistic. That additionally helped her to have the ability to take care of what has occurred higher. “We look ahead and we found a lot of strength.” Many different households are nonetheless very deep within the gap, it’s troublesome for them to proceed, studies Shai’s mom, who comes from the Upper Swabian Ravensburg and emigrated to Israel a long time in the past.

“It’s good to talk about Shani,” she says. Not whether it is on a regular basis – like on intensive journeys overseas. “Sometimes that is hard to talk about it every day and tell the same story.” But normally it’s good for the household.

There is plenty of information you’d remind you of your daughter. «Every day is a reminiscence day. I at all times bear in mind probably the most of Shani once I drive a automotive alone and hearken to music. The music that we at all times listened and appreciated collectively. »

Shani’s mates would plan a big music competition in a grove close to Tel Aviv in June. For the anniversary of her funeral on May 19, she is going to in all probability solely go to the grave with the closest household.

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