Gala Book Yair Avital | USC Shoah Foundation [Video]

Yair Avital defended Kibbutz Be’eri

“I was sure my family was dead”

As a member of Kibbutz Be’eri’s stand-by unit, Yair Avital left his wife and children in a safe room as he went to the defense of his neighbors. Yair was hit by a bullet and grenades, and saw many friends ruthlessly murdered. While being wheeled into surgery, he learned that his family had survived.