Английская Википедия:Adele Raemer

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Шаблон:Short description Adele Raemer (born 1954/1955) is an American-Israeli blogger and educator who is a resident of Nirim, a kibbutz close to Israel's border with the Gaza Strip.

Early life

Raemer is descended from Russian Jews who fled as refugees to the United States.

Raemer grew up in The Bronx in New York City. In the early 1970s, she took a yearlong course with Young Judea, during which she visited Israel. After returning to the US, she initially planned to attend NYU and study theatre, but she decided to return to Israel following the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War.

Life in Israel

Raemer made aliyah in 1973, and was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces. She has lived in kibbutz Nirim since 1975.

In the early 1980s, Raemer gave birth to her daughter in the kibbutz.

Raemer was an English teacher for 38 years, before retiring in the early 2020s. In the 1990s, she worked with some Gazan teachers on a crosscultural program. Raemer has also worked as a counselor for the Israeli Ministry of Education.

Prior to 2005, when Israel withdrew from Gaza, Raemer visited regularly to shop at the markets and to visit the beach.

Raemer evacuated from Nirim during Operation Cast Lead in 2008. She remained in the kibbutz during Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012, and during the 2014 Gaza War, in which Raemer's home was damaged. Following the war, she joined the Movement for the Future of the Western Negev, a group pushing for the Israeli government to negotiate a peace with the Gaza Strip.

In 2019, Raemer participated in a cycling marathon organized by the Gaza Youth Committee.

Raemer was in Nirim on October 7, 2023, when it was attacked by Hamas militants. Raemer, her son, and her three grandchildren hid in their home's safe room. Following the attacks, Raemer and her family were relocated to a hotel in Tel Aviv.

Online presence

In 2011, Raemer created a Facebook group called Life on the Border With Gaza, in which she and other Israelis share their experiences.

Raemer began blogging for CNN iReport in 2012, during Operation Pillar of Defense. In 2013, Raemer was nominated for a CNN iReport Award.

In 2018, Raemer spoke at the UNHRC's Independent Commission of Inquiry about events that had occurred that year on the Gazan border. She was chosen due to her social media presence, and her posts on and records of the events(including documenting fires caused by incendiary devices). Haaretz named her one of the "10 Jewish Faces Who Made Waves in 2018" for her testimony.

In 2019, Raemer testified to the United Nations Security Council about the events of Operation Protective Edge in 2014.

Personal life

Raemer's second husband died in 2008.