After 72 years in Kibbutz Be’eri, I moved at the age of 91 to live alone in the city

This is the story of Hasida Buchswiller, 91 years old, widow, mother of four sons, 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. For years she was a teacher and educator at Kibbutz Be’eri. Hasida survived October 7 with her Filipino caregiver, who has since left the country. She recently moved alone to “Beit Belev” in Ramat-HaSharon.

“I am a refugee in my country. I was in Be’eri on Black Shabbat and a miracle happened to me and I survived. My four sons left the kibbutz where they were born and raised, each for their own reasons, but two of my adult grandchildren live in the kibbutz and went…