The October7/2023 Memorial Trail

The October 7, 2023 Memorial Trail, at the Re'im Recreation Site in Be'eri Forest
(Credit: KKL-JNF PHOTO ARCHIVE)

By LIOR NOVIK

On the anniversary of the October 7 massacre, the KKL-JNF directorate, led by chairwoman Ifat Ovadia-Luski, allocated NIS 4 million to upgrade the Re’im Recreation Site in Be’eri Forest, where the Nova music festival was held. There, 384 people were murdered, and 44 were taken hostage.
After a meeting with the representatives of the families of those murdered at the party, and because a permanent commemoration had not yet been decided on the site, KKL-JNF chose to take up the gauntlet and initiate the upgrade plan.
The area where the party was held has been defined as an area for forestry development and is located in an ecological corridor with a high concentration of anemones.
KKL-JNF’s plan includes the establishment of picnic lots, accessible paths, toilet buildings, organized parking, and more in the area.