Tablet Studios and the USC Shoah Foundation have joined forces to create The Testimonies Archive, a curated collection of audio and video interviews, in an effort to grow, share, and amplify the reach of their October 7 testimony collections.

The Voices of 10/7

Amit Yesodi Ades

Avi Lulu Shamriz

Emma Segev

Etel Bennett

Maor Moravia

Millet Ben Haim

Nir Shani

Shaylee Atari Winner

Tomer Peretz

Yehuda Simon

Tamar Gutman was at the Nova Party in Re’im and went missing. Her sister Adva Gutman Tirosh talks about the difficulties of coping with uncertainty. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

In the aftermath of October 7th, Agi was part of an unusual and devastating literary project. Dozens of Israel’s leading content creators — authors, poets, editors, playwrights and journalists — volunteered to write eulogies for the hundred-plus members of Kibbutz Be’eri who were murdered. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Many people sprung into action since October 7th. And yet, at the very same time, many Israelis feel…lost. And that feeling resonates with Alon Shalev from Zur Hadassah. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been called up to reserve duty. But what about the families they leave behind? Ariel Markose, a mother of four, shares her perspective on the challenges of protecting the home front. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

There’s a long tradition of musicians and entertainers performing on the frontlines during times of war. David performed in Kibbutz Gal’ed for families evacuated from their homes. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Faiz Abu Sabehan, whose 53-year-old brother-in-law, Farhan al-Qadi – a father of eleven – was kidnapped into Gaza. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Being a Holocaust survivor, when the war broke out, Gidon experienced a lot of trauma, and took shelter in Ein Gedi, on the shores of the Dead Sea. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Hedai Offaim – a chef, farmer and social entrepreneur – has transformed his café into a relief kitchen where 750 volunteers prepare more than 10,000 nutritious meals a day for evacuated communities, families in mourning, families of hostages and reservists. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

At age 50, Itai Kramer is no longer obligated to serve in the reserve forces, yet he volunteered anyway. Itai tells us about what went through his mind when he decided to drop everything and put on his uniform. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Despite everything, life continues amid the horror. For Katherine Leff, this meant going ahead with the day she’d been dreaming about for so long — her wedding day. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Among the thousands of people who had the terrible misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time on October 7th, there were also – as we now all know – many foreigners. Among them were Filipino caregivers, Thai agricultural workers and also a group of Nepali students who had been accepted to an 11-month-long internship at the Sedot Negev Agricultural Training Center. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

45-year-old Ido Rosenthal from Moshav Ben Shemen served in an elite commando unit and was killed on the first day of the war. His wife, Noga, a sociology doctoral student at Ben Gurion University, has since been sharing her feelings on Facebook. She gave us permission to translate and record one of her posts. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

After the entire team of Kibbutz Kissufim’s dairy farm was murdered, Ofer Tamir from Nahalal rushed down south to rescue the local cows. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Everything in this corner of the world has changed since Saturday, October 7. All around us, friends, family, colleagues, people have died. People are missing. People have been kidnapped. Sasha’s story helps paint a picture of these devastating times. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

On Saturday morning, October 7, Sivan received a message which is every parent’s worst nightmare: His 18-year-old son Tal was – unbeknownst to him – at the Nova party in Re’im, and was now fleeing for his life. Without a second of hesitation, Sivan knew exactly what he needed to do. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

During normal times Tomer Oshri – a 48-year-old history teacher from Jerusalem – works at JDC-Israel and runs an educational non-profit. Nowadays, however, he’s the man in charge of building and operating 17 different makeshift schools for survivors and displaced residents of the communities around the Gaza Border. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

This is the story of Yarnin Peled from Kibbutz Be’eri, who survived the carnage of October 7th. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

As a result of the war, Adam’s village of Neve Shalom/Wahat as-Salam – with its unique population and delicate equilibrium – is being torn at the seams. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Following October 7th, many of the former residents of the Gaza settlements who never stopped dreaming of returning to the sand dunes of the Strip feel at least partially vindicated. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Following the carnage of October 7th, Doron Krakow — the President and CEO of the JCC Association of North America, who in normal times runs an organization that employs tens of thousands of professionals — immediately got on a plane and came to Israel in order to do one thing: Be a grandpa. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Almost immediately after the start of the attack of October 7th, as rockets were being launched at Jerusalem, and sirens sent the city’s one million residents into shelters, the heads of the Israel Museum initiated an emergency protocol for the first time since the Gulf War in 1991. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

53-year-old Hai Ashkenazi from Tel Aviv is an archeologist, but never imagined he would find himself excavating a 21st-century Kibbutz. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin are the parents of 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was kidnapped from the Nova Party. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Since the start of the military operation in Gaza, countless reports by journalists embedded with the IDF troops have appeared in the Israeli media. But there was one eight-and-a-half minute-long TV broadcast that aired on Kan – the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation – that stood out. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Ever since the war broke out, Shalom Weil’s been working tirelessly to build educational frameworks for those impacted by it most – the families of victims, survivors, evacuees. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Due to the war, back in November, the patriarchs and heads of practically all the local Christian denominations issued a decree calling upon their flocks to forgo any public celebration of the holiday in solidarity with the victims of the war. But there is one man who simply could not accept the idea of a Christmas-less year. And that man is Issa Kassissieh. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

30-year-old Sagi Golan from Herzliya – a decorated officer in an anti-terrorism unit, who was killed in action in Be’eri in the early hours of October 8th. His story made headlines because Sagi was supposed to have married his partner, Omer Ohana, two weeks later, and his death brought to the fore – once again – the matter of the army and LGBTQ rights. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Shira Masami is one of nearly 30,000 residents who have left the southern city of Sderot – a city which suffered a horrendous attack on October 7 – and who are now dispersed around the country. (via Israel Story: Wartime Diaries)

Producer David Begoun takes an army-escorted tour through Kibbutz Be’eri and Kibbutz Kfar Aza. (via Israel: Take 3)

Producer David Begoun provides an update on 17 hostages he’s covered through the first seven episodes of Israel: Take 3. (via Israel: Take 3)

Almog, a 20-year-old who attended the Nova Festival on the 7th October in Re’im, recounts her survivor’s story. [HEBREW] (via the Nova Festival Survivors project)

Doron, 25, recounts her survivor’s story as an attendee of the Nova Festival on the 7th October in Re’im. Over the course of seven-and-a-half hours, she dodged bullets, RPGs, and terrorists before finally managing to escape to safety. [HEBREW] (via the Nova Festival Survivors project)

At 6:23am, Matan was shooting a video at the Nova Festival when he noticed rockets being intercepted in the sky. [HEBREW] (via the Nova Festival Survivors project)

Childhood friends Omer and Daniel were at the Nova Festival when they found a cop, who said to them, “Run! Run for your life!” [HEBREW] (via the Nova Festival Survivors project)

Yam, age 20, had finished her last drink at the Nova Festival. Suddenly, the music stopped and screams took over. [HEBREW] (via the Nova Festival Survivors project)

Nova Festival survivor Raziel was woken from a nap in his tent by the sound of explosions. [HEBREW] (via the Nova Festival Survivors project)

As Tal and his friends tried to escape the Nova Festival in his car, Tal’s mindset was: “It doesn’t matter if a missile hits the car, our only stop is at home.” [HEBREW] (via the Nova Festival Survivors project)

Following six weeks of anguish, families of hostages take action. (via Israel: Take 3)

Din’s best friend offered him a gig going security at a music festival in the south, which would change his life forever. (via Israel: Take 3)

Ohad turned nine-years-old in Hamas’s captivity. He was kidnapped with his mom and grandparents on October 7th. (via Israel: Take 3)

Noam and Yishai were murdered by Hamas. Their father shares their story. (via Israel: Take 3)

Michal, a nurse and mother of ten, went to spend Shabbat and the holiday on an army base in the south to bring joy to the soldiers. (via Israel: Take 3)

G, a combat paramedic in reserve, was called to help liberate communities overrun with Hamas terrorists.

As Hamas terrorists attacked the Nova music festival, Omer fled to a nearby bomb shelter. He was having trouble breathing in the crowded shelter and went outside, at which point he was taken hostage. His father, Shai, shares his story.

Adi and Yaniv’s cousin, 28-year-old Amit Buskila, was at NOVA when Hamas terrorists attacked. She and a friend tried to escape, but terrorists stopped their car and killed her friend. Amit ran and hid under another car, where she was able to call her uncle. But the car soon drove away and she was left with nowhere to hide. Phone data collected by the government suggests she’s being held captive in Gaza.

Lior’s father, Chaim Peri, had his home invaded by Hamas terrorists. He told his wife to hide, which saved her life. Chaim was taken hostage and remains in Gaza.

After sixteen hours in her family’s safe room, the IDF arrived at their door to evacuate them, but Renana wasn’t sure if they were Hamas terrorists trying to trick them.

Eden was home for the holidays when the attacks began, and took shelter in her basement while her neighborhood’s security team and the IDF warded off terrorists.

Eden’s friend Oria was at the Nova music festival with a couple of friends when Hamas attacked. Oria had been texting with her sister and mother when she and her friends fled in a Jeep. Then the texts stopped. A few days later, Eden found out Oria had been killed.

While under fire from terrorists at the NOVA party, Nitzan helped her friend run for cover. [HEBREW]

Haim was shot in his hand while out for a bike ride near his kibbutz. [HEBREW]

Shay drove full speed to escape the terrorists at the NOVA party. [HEBREW]

Yonatan was with his pregnant wife and toddler when terrorists stormed their kibbutz. They celebrated their daughter’s birthday in their safe room, while across the kibbutz his younger brother was kidnapped. [HEBREW]

After hearing rockets and gunfire, then seeing videos online of Hamas soldiers crossing the border, the reality of the coming war quickly became evident for Noam.

Shaked and his friends were at a small music festival called Psyduck when they started hearing rockets overhead

When Adele received frantic Whatsapp messages from her neighborhood group chat about terrorists breaking into people’s homes, she huddled in her safe room with her son.

Mayaan’s son was on his army base when the attacks started, and is now captive

Orian Adar’s grandmother was taken captive in Gaza on her own mobility scooter

Eyal, 18, helped his fellow kibbutz members that had been injured in a grenade attack

Malki’s son Omer, 21, was kidnapped from the Nova party:

Andrey escaped from the Nova party:

Yosef, a Bedouin Israeli bus driver, drove people to and from the Nova party:

Maayan’s son Ron was kidnapped from his military base:

Ohad’s daughter Tiferet was at the Nova party and is now missing:

Ophir’s cousin Savyon went missing after a small party in the south of Israel, and was confirmed dead three days later:

Ori has been called up to the Israeli military:

Yehudit lives on Kibbutz Urim, a short distance from Gaza, and helps care for its residents:

Ofek and Liad spent more than 12 hours escaping the NOVA party

Eytan was on his way to synagogue when the rockets started

We’ll be updating this archive as we collect more stories. To share yours, email us at [email protected] or go to USC Shoah Foundation Testimony.