Panama’s ambassador to Israel, Ezra Cohen, visited the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem this week and shared his emotional response after viewing the moving exhibition by Malki Shem Tov, father of freed hostage Omer Shem Tov. Following the visit, Cohen announced that an international conference against antisemitism will be held at the museum.
A Sense of Personal Encounter with Survivors of the Massacre
The exhibition “06:29 – From Darkness to Light” exposes the unfathomable evil of the October 7 massacre and presents the digital testimonies of dozens of women who survived the tragedy. The testimonies, shown in a cutting-edge video format on large screens, give visitors the feeling of a personal encounter with these powerful women as they share their experiences from the massacre and the difficult days that followed. The exhibition is led by Ella Shani, who lost her father, Itzik Shani, in the attack.
During his visit, Ambassador Cohen signed the museum’s guestbook and declared that an international conference against antisemitism would soon be held at the museum, with the goal of raising awareness of hate crimes and advancing global change on the issue.
