{"title":"Books by Luis Har","description":"\u003cp\u003eLuis Har is a former Israeli hostage and the author of \u003cem\u003eRescued: The Hope That Kept Me Alive in Captivity\u003c\/em\u003e. Taken from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7, 2023, he spent 129 days in captivity in Gaza before Israeli commandos brought him home on February 12, 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; color: #2b63ac; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; padding: 4px 0;\"\u003eRead Luis's full story ▾\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBefore October 7\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuis grew up in Argentina and chose to build his life in Israel. By his own description, he was a private family man on a kibbutz in southern Israel, with no public profile at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCaptivity and rescue\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of October 7, Luis was at the Nir Yitzhak home of his partner, Clara Marman, with her brother Fernando, her sister Gabriela and her niece Mia. Hamas terrorists broke into the safe room and took all five into Gaza. Clara, Gabriela and Mia were freed in a hostage deal weeks later. Luis and Fernando remained captive until Israeli special forces, working with the Shin Bet, rescued them from Rafah in an overnight operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSince his rescue\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuis now shares his testimony in Israel and abroad, including at commemorations in Guatemala and with students at the Ramaz School in New York. He also visits wounded soldiers in hospital, supports their mothers and helps organize meals for troops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRescued\u003c\/em\u003e is Luis's own account, from his childhood through his months in Gaza and his return home. The book grew out of his wish to keep what happened from fading, because he believes the mind protects itself by letting the hardest memories go. As he told JNS, \"Once it is written down, it becomes evidence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the press\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/feature\/im-here-im-alive-and-its-the-most-important-thing-in-the-world-former-hamas-hostage-tells-jns\"\u003eInterview with Luis Har on the third anniversary of October 7\u003c\/a\u003e, JNS, October 6, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/04\/05\/1242824916\/israel-hostage-hamas-gaza-luis-har\"\u003eLuis Har on telling stories to endure captivity\u003c\/a\u003e, NPR, April 5, 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ramaz.org\/ramaz-news\/~board\/us-news\/post\/videos-and-more-inside-rescued-hostage-luis-har-shares-his-story-with-upper-schoolers\"\u003eLuis Har speaks to upper school students\u003c\/a\u003e, The Ramaz School, April 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rescued","title":"Rescued","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOn October 7, 2023, Luis Har’s ordinary life changed forever. Hamas terrorists stormed the home of his partner, Clara Marman, at Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak and abducted Luis, Clara, and three members of her family, taking them into Gaza.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat followed were \u003cstrong\u003e129 days of captivity\u003c\/strong\u003e, marked by hunger, fear, psychological warfare, constant uncertainty, and an unshakable determination to survive. Separated from the outside world, Luis found ways to endure through family, memories, humor, cooking, and the conviction that he would eventually return home. His account also reveals the complicated survival strategies required when a hostage is completely dependent upon his captors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book follows Luis from his childhood in Argentina and his decision to make Israel his home to the horrors of October 7, his months in Gaza, and the extraordinary military operation that finally brought him and Fernando Marman home. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deeply personal firsthand testimony, it is a story of captivity and survival, but above all, of family, resilience, and the refusal to surrender hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luis Har","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54485853897014,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2092\/2422\/files\/front-rescued.jpg?v=1788070148"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.gefenpublishing.com\/collections\/luis-har.oembed","provider":"Gefen Publishing House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}