The Woman Who Chose Happiness After Losing Everyone | Orit Mark Ettinger

Orit Mark Ettinger is 26 years old. In the last eight years, she has buried four people she loves:

Her father, Michael, was killed instantly when terrorists opened fire on their car with 29 bullets. Her mother was shot in the head and suffered a traumatic brain injury. Her younger siblings were in the back seat.

Her oldest brother, Shlomi, was killed in a horrific car accident at 29, leaving behind three children, including a three-month-old baby.

Her cousin, Elkana—the man who walked her down the aisle at her wedding, who became her surrogate father—was killed on October 7th while saving over 100 people from Kibbutz Be'eri. He received the Israel Prize for civilian heroism posthumously.

Her younger brother, Diya—the one who survived the terror attack as a child—was killed while fighting in Gaza.

Four funerals. Eight years. She's 26.

But here's what you need to understand before you watch this: Orit doesn't perform strength. She cries. She gets angry. She sets a timer and gives herself 20 minutes to feel whatever she needs to feel. And then she gets up and keeps going.

Not because the pain is gone. But because staying in it forever means they win.

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