"The heart expands": The moving decision of the 6-year-old who lost her father in the war

Tal Marenz shared a touching story about her 6-year-old daughter Ofir, who lost her father Tzvi Marenz in battle in Gaza. When asked to bring a photo of her father to class, the girl chose to take two pictures: one with her fallen father and one with her mother's new husband, Dotan. "The heart doesn't really divide, it just expands," the mother wrote.

Tal Marenz, who lost her husband, Chief Warrant Officer Tzvi Matityahu Marenz, in battle in the northern Gaza Strip, shared a touching story about her 6-year-old daughter Ofir, a first-grade student. When asked to bring a photo of her father to class, the girl decided to take two pictures: one with her father who fell in the war, and one with her mother's new husband, Dotan. The teacher, who knew the family's story, consulted Tal, who left the decision to Ofir. Ofir chose to take both photos without hesitation. Tal wrote in a post that the choice illustrated how children see things simply, without the complexity adults add. "The heart doesn't really divide. It just expands," she wrote. Commenters reacted with emotion. In March, Tal announced her engagement to Dotan, and the two married in June.