The stories of families from Kibbutz Be’eri through plants left behind in the aftermath of October 7, 2023

On our first visit to Be’eri, one month after the massacre, we walked through the remains of the houses. Silence filled the air, and all we could hear were the sounds of our footsteps on the burned ridges. Amid the ashes, the only splashes of color came from the plants, still alive. Some stood as solitary survivors, others belonged to the remaining few green gardens, as if they were guarding the houses. Gardens that now stand as testament to the profound connection between the plants, those who nurtured them, and the households lost.

We gathered fragments of the ruins and the plants, weaving them together into a story of a community, family, home.