Adir Mesika
23 years old
Even Yehuda
Adir, 23, was born in New York and raised in Even Yehuda. He loved his dogs, surfing and jewelry design, and after his army service in the Yahalom unit had begun creating jewelry alongside his father. During the Supernova attack, Adir sheltered with his girlfriend and childhood friends. When Hamas gunmen approached, Adir and his friend Ilay Nachman ran out unarmed to confront them. Both were murdered, while friends remaining in the shelter survived.
Adir Mesika, 23, of Even Yehuda - Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Nova Music Festival at Kibbutz Re'im.