00:00He was shot twice. The first time, after he was taken care of, he went back to the place.
00:07He saved more lives.
00:11Matan Lior died a hero, saving over 100 people before Hamas terrorists shot him.
00:17Matan is over one of 350 people who lost their lives at the Nova Music Festival in Israel.
00:23I know as a mom that I want my daughter's story to be known.
00:29I know I want people to know about her.
00:32Survivors and producers of the October 7th massacre came together in New York City
00:36to talk about the tragedy that unfolded that day.
00:39So we had to hide under bodies, dead bodies, to shield ourselves from the grenades,
00:44and that's what really kept us alive. The nine of us that survived out of the 40,
00:49we survived from hiding under these bodies.
00:52I saw a bomb shelter. We almost got in. Lucky we didn't. Like, everybody that was
01:00that tried to save their life in the bomb shelter died afterwards from
01:08the hand grenades of the terrorists. So lucky I didn't go inside.
01:15The Nova Music Festival exhibit will showcase artifacts from the grounds,
01:18including recovered cars that were set on fire, porta-potties with bullet holes,
01:23and recovered personal belongings.
01:25I hope that everybody will have the place to spread their love.
01:29This is my big hope from this exhibit.
01:33I want people to come here and just see the truth in their eyes.
01:40And when they come to the healing journey, they will get out with hope.
01:46Okay, I'm going to spread my love. I'm going to give hope.
01:49Yeah, but it's everything, even to come here, because I hear the denying. People say it didn't
01:55happen, or horrible stuff like that. And it's really hard for me as a survivor, us, to hear it.
02:05The founders of the festival want visitors to understand the tragedy that unfolded and
02:09bear witness to the brutality.
02:11I went over to Israel to see for myself what was going on,
02:14and when I met at one of the healing camps of a group of survivors, I was invited to see this
02:20exhibit. We met, and I felt it was important with my friends to bring this exhibit to the United
02:27States to make people understand that this could have been any of us.
02:31But the overall message is one of peace and love. The exhibit, which begins April 21 and runs for
02:37four weeks, also features a healing tent with a lighted sign that reads, we will dance again.
02:43Our main purpose is to spread the love. Everyone that comes to the dancefloor and
02:47listens to the same music, we are the same. It doesn't matter where you come from,
02:51and what religion, it doesn't matter. This is one of our main values,
02:56and we will dance again is exactly the sentence that can describe it.
03:00For more information, visit Nova0629Exhibition.com.
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