202: Surviving Nova: Tomer Zadik on the Moment Music Stood Still
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Tomer Zadik, a survivor of the October 7, 2023 Nova music festival massacre, shares a harrowing account of being ambushed by Hamas terrorists just hours after the festival began as a celebration of peace and unity. In a moment of surreal terror, he was shot three times in the arm, fled in a broken car, and spent seven hours hiding in the woods with no medical care, witnessing unimaginable violence and loss. His story is not only one of survival but of profound historical resonance—his great-grandfather was also hunted by Nazis during the Holocaust, escaping a train bound for a concentration camp. Tomer draws a direct, unflinching line between Hamas and the Nazis, calling them ideologically and operationally identical: both driven by genocidal intent, both targeting civilians with brutality, and both declaring the eradication of Jews as their mission. He delivers a powerful call to action for global Jewish communities to stop staying silent, warning that silence enables evil and that the fight for Jewish survival is not just Israel’s battle—it’s a global moral imperative. The Nova exhibition '629 AM: The Moment Music Stood Still' serves as a living memorial, preserving the truth of what happened and demanding that the world confront the reality of modern antisemitism.
Hamas and the Nazis share identical agendas: genocidal intent, mass civilian targeting, and the eradication of Jews.
Surviving the Nova attack required not just physical endurance but mental discipline—staying focused to avoid thinking, which could mean death.
Tomer’s great-grandfather escaped a Nazi train by jumping and being shot; Tomer survived a Hamas ambush in the same way—both were hunted in forests, both survived.
Silence in the face of Hamas’s atrocities is complicity—diaspora Jews must speak up now, not out of convenience, but out of moral necessity.
The Nova exhibition '629 AM' recreates the festival environment to preserve memory, demand accountability, and prevent historical amnesia.
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The Day Music Stood Still
“No difference at all between Hamas and the Nazis. Same agendas, same ways of working, same pure evilness.”
Tomer's Survival Story
“I was bleeding. I was in unbelievable pain with no medical treatment or painkillers. I needed to flee for my life at a broken hour.”
The Weight of Witness
“You know, young people who just wanted to dance and party, butchered alive. Some stuff when you see in your own eyes. You know there are wars, but even in wars, I couldn't believe that human beings would ever be able to do those stuff.”
Legacy of Survival: From Holocaust to Nova
“The same people who shot my great-grandfather, the Nazis in Poland, and the same people who shot me, the Hamas in Israel, they're one and the same.”
“No difference at all between Hamas and the Nazis. Same agendas, same ways of working, same pure evilness.”
“The same people who shot my great-grandfather, the Nazis in Poland, and the same people who shot me, the Hamas in Israel, they're one and the same.”
“You know, young people who just wanted to dance and party, butchered alive. Some stuff when you see in your own eyes. You know there are wars, but even in wars, I couldn't believe that human beings would ever be able to do those stuff.”
Host
Guest
Tomer Zadik
person
Nova music festival
other
Hamas
organization
Nazis
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629 AM: The Moment Music Stood Still
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Jonny Gould
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Jacob Zadik
person
IDF
organization
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