Eden Abdulayev, 22 of Ramat Gan, was murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on October 7.
She was celebrating one day ahead of her 23rd birthday when terrorists stormed the desert rave near Re’im. Her family searched for her for five days before they received the news that she had been killed. She was buried in Petah Tikva on October 12.
Abdulayev is one of seven alumni of the Blich High School in Ramat Gan to have been killed in October 7 and the aftermath. The school described her in a statement as “a girl full of life and joy, a center of love. She was the heart of the class socially, loved parties, was a good friend and very generous.”
Abdulayev was slated to begin studies in business administration at the College of Management Academic Studies in Rishon Lezion.
Abdulayev was murdered almost exactly a year after her father died, a loss that had shaken the family.
An Instagram page set up in her memory said she was known for “her boundless happiness and light, shared her joy with everyone she encountered. Overflowing with love and aspirations to conquer the world, she cherished attending parties, meeting friends, going to the beach, drinking wine and simply enjoying life.
“We are sure that Eden will always be in our hearts, always watching over us from above, keeping us safe. We hope things are good for her together with her father up there, we know she is making everyone happy and making everyone dance — we promise to remember her forever.”
Her cousin, Roni Naftali, wrote on Instagram that “Eden was a girl who always enjoyed life, beautiful, was the light of her home — she lived with her mother and her sister and helped with anything that was needed, she took advantage of every moment in life, and she was surrounded by loving friends. There was nobody who said a bad word about her.”
A week before the year anniversary of her father’s death, she “said that she really missed him and wanted to visit his grave during the memorial,” he added. “But what nobody expected was that she would leave us and go to heaven. Eden was buried exactly a year after her father was buried, and murdered a day before her birthday.”Source: The Times of Israel