The fallen soldier and the menorah in the heart of Sejaiya: On Tuesday evening, it was cleared for publication that Sgt. (res.) Maor Lavie, 33, fell in battle in the Gaza Strip. Maor, a resident of Susiya, is survived by his wife, Inbar, and three daughters: Hadar, Shani Shahar and Adi.
During Hanukkah, during an activity in the Sajaiya neighborhood, Maor and his team found a menorah in one of the houses. Maor believed it had been stolen from homes near Gaza during the October 7 massacre.
The post of the late Maor Lavi, photo: from Facebook
Just four days ago, Maor posted on Facebook in an attempt to return it to its owners: "A week ago, the seventh candle of Hanukkah, we went on raids on several houses in Sejaiya. Amid all the rubble of the bedroom, this menorah poked out on the bedside table. I would be happy to return it to its owner," Maor wrote. Only yesterday, Reshet Bet broadcast a segment in which he asked Or for help in returning the menorah to its owner.
Who owns the menorah from Shejaiya? Maor Lavie, a reserve soldier in Battalion 450, found a menorah in the house of a terrorist in Gaza: "We saw the menorah sticking out of one of the chests and we took it. My gut says it must have been stolen on Black Saturday – I'd like to return it to the owner#קלמןליברמן @KalmanLiebskind @asaf_lib pic.twitter.com/BV3UvcH0B8
— HERE | Reshet B (@ReshetBet) December 25, 2023
"Maor joins the ranks of our heroes who went out to defend the people and the country and sacrificed his life in a heroic battle, he was a smiling and gentle young man, who combined spirit and material, work with youth and manual labor in his life. Youth coordinator in the community A devoted and loving father to his four daughters," said Yohai Damri, head of the Mount Hebron Regional Council.
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