“Father knew things would become very bad for Jews..."

In 2018 we visited Rosh HaNikra Kibbutz. It was founded in 1949 by Palmach soldiers, Holocaust survivors and Zionist youth.

We were struck by the kibbutz’ proximity to the Lebanese border. It is just a few hundred metres from the residents’ homes to the Lebanese border fence and, potentially, Hezbollah forces.

While in Rosh HaNikra we captured the accounts of six Holocaust survivors. Here is Ayala’s story.