Maya Goren
56 years old
Kibbutz Nir Oz / Gaza
Maya, 56, was an educator and mother of four who moved from Ramat Gan to Kibbutz Nir Oz, where she built her family with her husband Avner. She worked as a teacher and was deeply devoted to education and children. Her son remembered her belief in people, her desire to give and provide, and the warm, loving family she and Avner raised.
Abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7; later confirmed killed, body recovered July 2024