Your Wings

"On October 7th, our school held a day of remembrance for the horrific massacre. All grades visited a memorial room where real-time articles and different perspectives from that day were displayed. Each class then engaged in discussions on various topics, followed by activities tailored to those conversations.

Our 12th grade spent several weeks collecting toys to fulfill the cherished dream of the Kutz family. Through this project, the Kutz family was memorialized, and the installation now hangs in the 12th-grade corridor in their memory."

"We are a small community with 14 families on Mount Gilboa. Still, we managed to collect toys from the entire neighborhood and, together with the children, created amazing wings. We displayed them at the entrance to the youth club, so that everyone knows they can dream and that they have wings to make any dream come true. Thank you for the inspiration and the idea."

Osi Gefen writes to us: "I have known Livnat for about a decade. I worked with her in the workshop at the beginning of its journey. Livnat is a very significant figure in our community. Her creations/projects have been with us to this day and will continue. It was important for me and for all of us, the Dorot community, to commemorate her memory and that of her dear family."

"In the school's Makers Workshop, we discovered that Livnat was essentially a maker herself. We decided to dedicate the day to the memory of the family. About four classes participated in the project. We watched news reports about the family, discussed the meaning of commemoration, and asked each participant to share the family's story with someone else to keep their memory alive in the world."

"The Wings Project in our community in Palo Alto, California, was led by Dafi Yagur and me, Tali Shemi, with the help of Ronit Jacob, director of the ICC (Israeli Culture Center) located at the JCC in Palo Alto, California. Ninth-grade scouts from Shevet HaMifratz sorted, painted, and glued the toys collected by community members.

The completed wings were temporarily displayed on a gate at the entrance to the sports field until they could be moved to a permanent wall. They greeted approximately 3,000 attendees of the memorial ceremony for the events of October 7th, who responded with great emotion to the display."

A tribute to the Kutz family symbolizes the spirit and hope for the safe return of the hostages and the arrival of better days!

Each student at the school painted a feather, representing the hope and faith within each of us—the power to act, to influence, and to care for others. The combination of these colorful feathers creates wings that touch the heart and soul, offering hope and faith.

The wings serve as a symbol of freedom, growth, and hope.
The children of Hadasim School are proud to take part in this memorial project and pray with hope and faith for the return of the hostages, the recovery of the physically and emotionally injured, the return of evacuees to their homes, and strength for the families mourning their loved ones.

The display serves today, June 27, as the backdrop for the school’s memorial ceremony.

"Four of the B'nei/B'not Mitzvah children in Tamuz built the wings: Maayan Raviv, Re'a Orstav, Rotem Israeli Levi, and Yoav Perlstein. After I received a video on WhatsApp describing the project of the Wings of Hope initiative, I shared it with the other parents of the four Tamuz B'nei Mitzvah children, and we decided to take on the project and display the wings in the Tamuz courtyard. The children and I (the mother of Maayan Raviv) collected toys from community members, and Shani Orstav, an art therapist and mother of Re'a Orstav, created the wings with the children. We hung the wings in the kibbutz a day before the end-of-year B'nei Mitzvah event."

"We collected old toys and various items from the entire community to use on the wall."

"The initiative began with an Environmental Activists Course organized by the Misgav Regional Council, in which we participated.
The "Wings" display is the final project of the course—a sustainability initiative. The community of Atzmon joined in, we formed a leadership team, and launched the project in August 2024, completing the artwork in October 2024.

This project is lovingly dedicated as a tribute to the communities of the Gaza Envelope and the Kutz family Z"L from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, as well as to two young residents of Atzmon, Ayelet Arnin and Segev Kizner Z"L, who were murdered in the shelter in Re’im."

The original wings created by the late Livnat together with members of the Kfar Aza community on a bomb shelter wall at the Kibbutz. The wings are a symbol of sustainability and community and today, many communities around the world create their replicas.

After the October 7th attack, the survivors from the Kfar Aza community were evacuated to Kibbutz Shafiim. In their new temporary home, they created the first replica of the wings in memory of the Kutz family.

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The wings were created by employees of the Strauss factory run by Ziv Levy, the brother of the late Livnat. The wings consisted of empty packages of coffee capsules, produced by the company.

The city of Givatayim was the first to adopt the Wings initiative, which originated in the Kfar Aza community. After an entire neighborhood rallied to collect toys, a community gathering was held to create the wings. They were then inaugurated in a ceremonial event at the community center, attended by the mayor.

The Jewish community in San Diego, many of whom first met Livnat through her work at the Shaar HaNegev workshop, created the Wings of Hope in memory of the Kutz family as part of the city's events commemorating the 76th Independence Day of the State of Israel.

The community of Karmi Yosef was moved by the story of the Kutz family and organized an activity day where they created the wings together on a wall of a building near the community center. Residents were invited to take photos against the wings' backdrop and send them to the family members of Livnat Z"L.

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Adi Levy Selma and Ziv Levy, brothers of the late Livnat Kutz, were invited to an activity day at the school during which the 6th grade made the wings.

Livnat was a graduate of the 'Shvilim' (Trails) program at Kaye College. As part of a day commemorating her memory, the college's graduates and her classmates created the wings.

Grades 11-12 in the Kedma Youth Village met Livnat's family for a conversation in whoch they told the story of Livnat, her husband Aviv and children Rotem, Yonatan and Yiftach, who were murdered in their home in Kfar Aza. After that, they created an exciting mosaic on the wall of the shelter, as part of the "Wings of Hope" project to commemorate the family.

Fourth grade at the Ben Gurion School in Be'er Sheva created a replica of the wings

Yifat Dromi, an emissary ('Shlicha') of the Jewish Agency, built a replica of the wings together with the Jewish Agency's emissaries ('Shlichim') during a training day. They learned the process of building the wings, which they will also create at summer camps in the USA.

Miri Zacharish Levi, Livnat's sister-in-law, a teacher at the Makif Chet Ashdod school, initiated the creation of the 'wings' in memory of the Kuts family

For an entire month, the community at the Arik Einstein Community Center in Tel Aviv collected plastic toys for an event where they created and displayed the wings. The event took place immediately after Israel's 76th Independence Day.

Team-building activity for the 7th cohort of Ramat Negev High School.
It was a day filled with outdoor activities for the students, including the creation of their own 'Wings of Hope' in memory of the Kutz family from Kfar Aza.

Dita from Moshav Kochav Michael shares: 'Anyone who has passed by the Community Center must have noticed the colorful wings adorning the wall.
I drew inspiration for these wings from the late Livnat Kutz of Kfar Aza, who created similar wings on a bomb shelter in Kfar Aza last July.
Livnat, along with her family, was tragically murdered on October 7th, and these wings serve as a way to honor her memory and continue her creative legacy. For me, they also symbolize resilience, community, and continuity.
This is an unbearably painful time—a national grief felt in every home across Israel. Yet, the Wings of Hope bring a smile to those who pass by, spreading joy and reminding us of the good that is still to come.

Roni Halperin shares: 'I grew up in Kfar Aza, and for the past few years, I’ve been living in Orlando, Florida.
I had the privilege of leading a Wings of Hope project with our local Tzofim tribe at the Jewish community here.
The wings were assembled during the community’s 76th Israel Independence Day event.
This project is very close to my heart—it is incredibly moving and allows me to bring a piece of Kfar Aza and the wonderful Kutz family all the way here.
Above all, it brings their spirit to this place—the purity, beauty, and strength of Livnat and Aviv's remarkable social work, which will continue to inspire many who encounter their story.

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Students from 4th to 8th grade at the school gathered to assemble toys onto the 'wings.' Each grade learned about Livnat and her family. The children listened attentively and were excited to participate in this meaningful creation.
The organizer shares that she was deeply moved: 'I felt that the message and memory of Livnat, Aviv, Rotem, Yonatan, and Yiftach were conveyed, and I am proud to be part of their commemoration.'

Shula Magenzi, Livnat's aunt, initiated the project at the daycare where she works. The kindergarten children painted the wings and glued the broken toy parts, all in the spirit and memory of the beloved Kutz family.