Ziv Berman
Gender: Male
Age when taken: 26
Citizenship: Israel
Occupation: Light and Sound Technician at Sincopa
Hostage status: Still Captive, Presumed Alive
More about Ziv:
His twin brother, Gali Berman, is also held captive
Is older than Gali by 2 minutes
Did everything with Gali: Worked together as light technicians, traveled the world together, and supported the same soccer teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Liverpool FC
Plays with Gali on Kibbutz Kfar Aza’s soccer team “Kfar Aza Foxes”
Has 2 more brothers, Liran and Idan
All 4 brothers have a tattoo of a bear, a nod to their family name
Related Hostage: Gali Berman, brother (Captive/Presumed Alive)
Primary Sources:
The Guardian, A family holds onto hope for twin brothers kidnapped by Hamas: ‘It’s the only thing we have left’, Nov 12, 2023
Foodish, Crembo Tart, inspired by Ziv and Gali Berman, Feb 28, 2024
Jewish Lehigh Valley, Brother tells Lehigh Valley audience story of twins' kidnapping, Dec 21, 2023
Times of Israel, Brothers of hostages appeal via international media: 'Bring our loved ones home', Dec 19, 2023
FOX News, Brother of Israeli twin hostages recounts Oct. 7 terrorist attack on their home, Nov 10, 2023
Secondary Sources:
Date Last Updated: April 8th, 2024