Rotem Neumann

Rotem, from Kfar Hess, was murdered during Hamas's attack on the Nova festival. She was reported missing for three days, until her body was positively identified on October 10th.

A TikTok video posted in memory of Rotem weeks later portrayed a woman who consistently wore a smile and danced her way through life. Her friend Elit Eliyahu, who created the video, wrote in the caption that Rotem would “always remember you smiling, dancing, and enjoying life.” In a letter to Rotem published in Israel Hayom in November, her boyfriend Shaked expressed how surprised Rotem would have been to know how many people admired her and wished they could share even a fraction of her joy and energy. "We were all fortunate to have known you," he wrote. "We were privileged to experience your boundless enthusiasm and take part in your endless dance. We are grateful for every moment."

About a month before she was killed, Rotem had begun working at the Merloza restaurant in Tel Aviv where chef Dor Even described the staff as a family and said that Rotem had found her place in that family during the short time she had worked there. “Rotem was wonderful and smart,” he wrote in an obituary in Walla. “She had a captivating smile and good energy. I know that even though she was only with us for a short time, [My wife] Mor and I will always remember her, and she will always be part of the family.”