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https://emmanuelleskaly.com/
This is the story of my Jewish mother, Rakefet, a survivor of the October 7th Massacre from in the Southern Kibuttzim, Kibbutz Gevim.
My mom, shaking on the phone, had been speaking to me throughout the days of October 7th and 8th, until the IDF finally arrived for the rescue. She kept saying "everything is ok don't worry", even at her most fearful, she thought of my own fragile mental health first and tried to calm me down. But I knew from her voice that nothing was okay at all.
On October 7th, Hamas terrorists tried to infiltrate their Kibbutz, there were gun fights for a while at the gate, my parents hearing the gun shots and bombs meters away from them, but then one Israeli man wore IDF uniform he had in his home and went out to fight Hamas and they just ran away - they thought it meant IDF was already there when they had been hours away, and the terrorists had comitted the massacre on both Kibbutzim surrounding my family's house including 14 dead at the gas station right outside of their Kibuttz.
Luckily, they were rescued. But she lives with depression and PTSD still, surviving the mental affects of the massacre every day. But, my mother is capable of healing. She has this trait of wonder, of finding hope in impossible situations. I thought, if jewellery making is so therapeutic for me, maybe that could help her heal as well? The act of beading and designing is a wonderful mix of unique creativity and self expression at one part, followed by a repetitive meditative part in every necklace, so I gave her many of my materials (I have an active small business) and taught her how to bead.
To my joy and surprise, she too, fell in love with jewelry making and this creation helps her heal so much. Her smiles these days are more rare thab before, but every time someone orders she fills up with pure hope and joy.
I layered her necklaces and added my handmade earrings, photographed and uploaded listings to my website for her, in my mother's collection "Mom's Jewelry". All of the listings with Rakefet in the headline are handmade by my mom.
Just uploaded new sets with stunning gemstone, Israeli shells and one of a kind designs made by mom, order here:
https://emmanuelleskaly.com/
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https://emmanuelleskaly.com/
This is the story of my Jewish mother, Rakefet, a survivor of the October 7th Massacre from in the Southern Kibuttzim, Kibbutz Gevim.
My mom, shaking on the phone, had been speaking to me throughout the days of October 7th and 8th, until the IDF finally arrived for the rescue. She kept saying "everything is ok don't worry", even at her most fearful, she thought of my own fragile mental health first and tried to calm me down. But I knew from her voice that nothing was okay at all.
On October 7th, Hamas terrorists tried to infiltrate their Kibbutz, there were gun fights for a while at the gate, my parents hearing the gun shots and bombs meters away from them, but then one Israeli man wore IDF uniform he had in his home and went out to fight Hamas and they just ran away - they thought it meant IDF was already there when they had been hours away, and the terrorists had comitted the massacre on both Kibbutzim surrounding my family's house including 14 dead at the gas station right outside of their Kibuttz.
Luckily, they were rescued. But she lives with depression and PTSD still, surviving the mental affects of the massacre every day. But, my mother is capable of healing. She has this trait of wonder, of finding hope in impossible situations. I thought, if jewellery making is so therapeutic for me, maybe that could help her heal as well? The act of beading and designing is a wonderful mix of unique creativity and self expression at one part, followed by a repetitive meditative part in every necklace, so I gave her many of my materials (I have an active small business) and taught her how to bead.
To my joy and surprise, she too, fell in love with jewelry making and this creation helps her heal so much. Her smiles these days are more rare thab before, but every time someone orders she fills up with pure hope and joy.
I layered her necklaces and added my handmade earrings, photographed and uploaded listings to my website for her, in my mother's collection "Mom's Jewelry". All of the listings with Rakefet in the headline are handmade by my mom.
Just uploaded new sets with stunning gemstone, Israeli shells and one of a kind designs made by mom, order here:
https://emmanuelleskaly.com/
#art #arts #artist #oct7 #october7 #october7th #oct7th #hamas #israel #gaza #handmade #jewish #jewelry #gifts #gift #news #new