Rami Davidian ran towards the gunfire rather than away from it. By the end of the day, he had saved more than 750 lives.
Until Oct. 7, Rami Davidian was an anonymous farmer living in Israel’s south, not far from the site of the now-famous Nova Music Festival.
When rockets and bullets started flying, a friend reached out, asking Rami to rescue their child from the unfolding inferno. Over the ensuing hours, Davidian, flanked by his son-in-law, came face-to-face with terrorists and rescued hundreds of young partygoers from certain death, under heavy fire.
In the year since his bravery has been recognized, and Davidian has been awarded numerous prizes and showered with accolades from his home country of Israel and from people around the globe.
Davidian will share his story of bravery, faith and humanity at Elon University’s Whitley Auditorium on Monday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. He will be accompanied by Millet Ben Haim, a young woman whose life he saved that day.
The event is being hosted by Elon’s Chabad Jewish Center in partnership with multiple other organizations including Elon Hillel, and Elon Jewish Life.