Ohad and Raz Ben-Ami, who were abducted by Hamas terrorists from their home in Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 7, 2023, will speak with their daughter Yuli at a public event in Tallahassee, Fla., next month, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.

The Tallahassee Jewish Federation, working with Hillel at Florida State University, is hosting the evening at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Challenger Learning Center downtown. The family will talk about captivity and survival and take questions from the audience. Admission is free, but seating is limited and advance registration is required at jewishtallahassee.org.

Kibbutz Be’eri, a farming community near the Gaza border, suffered one of the deadliest assaults of Oct. 7. The Ben-Amis were seized from their home and held separately in Gaza, neither knowing whether the other or their daughters had survived.

Raz was freed on Nov. 29, 2023, during a temporary ceasefire, after 54 days in captivity. Within days, despite serious health problems of her own, she joined hostage families at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square to campaign for her husband’s release. Ohad was freed on Feb. 8, 2025, along with Eli Sharabi and Or Levy, after 491 days. Video of his reunion at a Tel Aviv hospital with Raz, his mother and his three daughters, Yuli, Ella and Natalie, was widely shared around the world.

During the 16 months her father was held, Yuli became one of the most visible advocates for the hostages, speaking to audiences and the media and urging the public to remember them by name.

Karen Cyphers, president of the Tallahassee Jewish Federation, told the Democrat that misinformation about the attack has spread quickly and fueled hatred, and that hearing directly from people who lived through it is one of the best ways to counter that. She said the community is inviting all residents, whatever their views, to attend.

“An Evening with Ohad, Raz and Yuli Ben-Ami,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 (doors open at 6 p.m.), Challenger Learning Center, 200 S. Duval St., Tallahassee. Free; registration required at jewishtallahassee.org.