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Both the friend and the partygoers were saved due to his bravery.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"en-IL\">Sarit Zussman, the mother of Ben Zussman, a soldier who fell in battle in Gaza, also shared her son\u2019s moving story to the crowd. An educator by profession, Sarit described the process of finding a school for Ben, their firstborn. Ultimately, they settled on a school that catered to both religious and secular students, something she said was not common at the time.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span lang=\"en-IL\">She shared the emotional story of the funeral of her son, during which she made a speech that reverberated throughout Israeli society. In it, she said, \u201cWe will live. We will prosper and we will build. 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