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Natalie Sanandaji, a 29-year-old Long Island native and resident, survived the Nova music festival massacre in southern Israel on October 7th. Her traumatic experience that day led her to transform her life and career, and she now works as a public affairs officer for the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM).
The following is a reflection Sanandaji wrote after returning home earlier this month from a music festival in Ozora, Hungary, where she personally witnessed antisemitic graffiti:
“I recently got back from the Ozora music festival which took place in Hungary. This was my first time going back to such a large festival since the Nova festival in October. It was definitely an emotional and healing experience dancing along side so many of my fellow survivors and seeing stickers plastered on the walls with faces of those we who are no longer with us on the dance floor.”
“While this experience was overall a healing one, it was also hard seeing the graffiti written in the dust on cars and on the bathroom walls that made me and my fellow survivors feel unwelcome. What was most upsetting was being on the dance floor and not knowing how many of those dancing next to you agreed with the sentiments of that graffiti.”
I recently got back from the Ozora music festival which took place in Hungary. This was my first time going back to such a large festival since the Nova festival in October. It was definitely an emotional and healing experience dancing along side so many of my fellow survivors… pic.twitter.com/lVtum5jIjK
— Natalie Sanandaji (@NatSanandaji) August 13, 2024
