Sahar Calderon
Gender: Female
Age when taken: 16
Citizenships: Israel, France
Hostage status: Redeemed alive on November 27th, 2023, during the 7 Day Ceasefire
More about Sahar:
Was released with her brother, Erez, but their father, Ofer, is still held captive
Turned 17 on October 27th while in captivity
1 of 4 siblings: 2 brothers, Erez, 11, and Rotem, 19, and 1 sister, Gaya, 21
Full of creativity and loves art, drawing and sculpting clay
Enjoys listening to Korean Pop and Billie Eilish, and loves fashion
Plays the bass guitar and does yoga
Was very close with her grandmother, Carmela Dan, who was murdered on October 7th
With Carmela they would play chess, card games, and bake cookies
Has a cousin from Needham, Massachusetts
Alternate name spelling:
Kalderon
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Related Hostages: Erez Calderon, brother (Redeemed/Alive) and Ofer Calderon, father (Captive/Presumed Alive)
Primary Sources:
Times of Israel, 'I was scared to death': Freed teen hostage recounts being dragged to Gaza on scooter, Dec 22, 2023
NBC Boston, Israeli hostages: Needham man’s 2 young cousins released by Hamas, but not their dad, Nov 28, 2023
i24 News, Recently released hostages Erez and Sahar Kalderon start to recover from trauma, Nov 29, 2023
RFI, Three French minors among hostages released from Gaza, Nov 28, 2023
New York Times, In the 52 days that Sahar Kalderon, 16, spent as a hostage in Gaza..., Dec 22, 2023
Washington Post, How many hostages remain in Gaza since Hamas attack on Israel?, Mar 28, 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Return of hostages, December 01, 2023
Secondary Sources:
Date Last Updated: April 8th, 2024