Gabriela Leimberg
Gender: Female
Age when taken: 59
Citizenships: Israel, Argentina
Occupation: Director of Eyal’s Farm, Manager at the Shekel Association
Hostage status: Redeemed alive on November 28th, 2023, during the 7 Day Ceasefire
More about Gabriela:
A social psychologist by training who gives her entire soul to her work
Her daughter, Mia, brought and took care of the family dog, a Shih Tzu named Bella, being released with her
Immigrated to Israel from Argentina in the 1990s
A giving, compassionate woman
Looks after the people she works with as if they were her own children
Serving as a manger in the Shekel Association for over 25 years
Serves as the anchor for 9 autistic adults, who struggled deeply with her absence
Related Hostages: Fernando Marman, brother (Redeemed/Alive), Clara Marman, sister (Redeemed/Alive), Mia Leimberg, daughter (Redeemed/Alive) and Louis Har, brother-in-law (Redeemed/Alive)
Primary Sources:
i24 News, Gabriela Leimberg, her daughter Mia, and their dog Bella: Released hostages talk about captivity, Feb 11, 2024
Jerusalem Post, 'Our bodies are okay, our souls aren't,' released hostage tells 'Post', Mar 28, 2024
Shekel Community, Gabriela and her daughter were kidnapped to Gaza by Hamas, Oct 21, 2023
Times of Israel, Gabriela and Mia Leimberg, Clara Marman released in November truce deal, Mar 13, 2024
i24 News, Charity Workers, Teachers, Mothers- Stories Of 10 Israelis Released On Tuesday, Nov 29, 2023
Buenos Aires Times, Four more Argentines released from Gaza, Nov 29, 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Return of hostages, December 01, 2023
Secondary Sources:
Date Last Updated: April 8th, 2024