A Holocaust survivor who was badly hit by a rocket in the Wall Guard passed away

The condition of Naomi Perlman, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, deteriorated after she was injured in the rocket barrage in May last year, in which the nursing worker who cared for her was killed.

On Tuesday, after nine months of struggle, she passed away.

"Her pride was her family, it was her whole world," her children said

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07/02/2022

Monday, 07 February 2022, 08:02 Updated: 09:16

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Naomi Perlman, 91, Holocaust survivor.

She was seriously injured in the rocket fire on the city of Ashkelon in May last year.

February 7, 2021 (Photo: Walla !, Yanir Yagana)

In May last year, Naomi Perlman, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, was seriously injured in a rocket fire on the city of Ashkelon.

After her injury, Naomi's condition deteriorated, until she passed away on Tuesday (Saturday).

In the same barrage, the nursing worker who cared for her, Sahomi Sandush, was killed by a rocket that hit Naomi's house directly.

Naomi immigrated to Israel from Poland with her father and mother after fleeing from the Nazis.

In Ashkelon she lived with her husband Yaakov, and they bought the house where the rocket hit 64 years ago.

Perlman left two children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Ashkelon Mayor Tomer Glam paid tribute to Naomi and said: "We received the sad news of the death of a Holocaust survivor, a resident of Ashkelon. Since the injury, Naomi has undergone a series of surgeries and treatments, but her condition continued to deteriorate until she became a nurse and sadly passed away."

The mayor added that "our hearts are with her dear family. May you know no more sorrow and be comforted from heaven."

"Mother was one of the founders of Ashkelon, she immigrated to Israel in the 1950s, she and her parents fled the Nazis together," her children said. Jacob, a Holocaust survivor. She was fatally wounded during the operation, and the doctors saved her life after she was injured. She suffered for nine months from severe pain. She was a woman and mother with endless giving to family, children and grandchildren. She did everything for the family, above all. Her pride was her family That was her whole world. "

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