Sharone Lifschitz also tells of impact conflict has had on life in the UK for British Jews, almost a year on from 7 October

Sharone Lifschitz last heard her father, Oded, play the piano in August last year. On one of their last mornings together, the family gathered at their home in the Nir Oz kibbutz, drinking coffee and listening to records, when Oded played Hallelujah, a song by Israeli musician Yossi Banai.

“My father has a song he plays for me every time and it talks about a man looking at his life and all the losses and gains and looking at his daughter’s eyes,” she said. “He played it to me at that time. It’s just a way of saying I love you.”

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