From Prison 6 to Childhood Love: Four Stories of Closed Circles

A Rosh Hashanah magazine feature presents four personal stories of Israelis who embarked on a quest to find people from their past: a military friend, a partner in a military offense, a first love, and a pen pal. The stories describe the search process, the reunion or the moving discovery, while emphasizing the sense of closing a circle.

A magazine feature by Israel Hayom, written by Karni Eldad, presents four personal stories of Israelis who set out on a journey to find people and connections from their past, ahead of Rosh Hashanah. The first story follows Ruth Shilo, who searched for two friends from the army she served with at the IAF base in Itam (Yamit) in 1979. The second story describes Itamar Hatzor, who searched for Avi Schwartz, his partner in a military offense that led to imprisonment in Prison 6 in 1970. The third story deals with Naama Harpaz, who located for her grandfather, 93-year-old Shalom Alexsis Mesika, his first love in Israel, Rina; it turned out Rina had died two years earlier, and they visited her grave. The fourth story tells of Oren Cohen, a resident of Belgium, who found a childhood pen pal named Ayelet through a viral Facebook post. The article ends with a call to correct mistakes and links to sponsored articles.

From Prison 6 to Childhood Love: Four Stories of Closed Circles