On Tuesday, 29/11/2016, we accompanied Dafna Bonana, the principal of the school in Romma, to an exciting meeting between the school children and the rescue forces
The meeting was organized by the operations officer of the volunteer unit for the search for the missing, Mr. Dodi Miblom.
Watch Dafna's moving story
The fire that broke out in Ramot Sapir, approached the Rumma school with the speed of the wind.
The school's 300 children were mostly evacuated by their parents, leaving the school staff, along with 25 children, mostly from special education, to evacuate on their own.
The principal of the school, Dafna Bonana, told us what happened since then, minute by minute.
Photo: Nega Karmi. Editing: Yaron Karmi
Tali Levy Harel writes to the Romema school staff, on behalf of the parents:
Thanks to the school
fire! Fire everywhere!
Friends and neighbors are running around, trying to reach the children, overwhelmed, worrying about houses, looking for a place of safety.
And suddenly…
Another heat, different...
Dafna and the teachers surround us. Warm, supportive, caring words.
we are not alone
There is someone to lean on. There is someone who will take care of us for a hot meal, blankets, clothes.
There are those who think about us. which provides us with a safe haven.
In these difficult days we want to say thank you!
Thank you for the hug, the concern for the children.
Thanks for the phone calls to each and every child.
Thanks for the strengthening presence in the WhatsApp groups.
Thank you for your willingness to help.
Thank you for making sure we have something to eat and something to wear.
Thanks for the emotional support.
Thank you for not giving up and keeping the children active even when it is not possible to stay at school.
Thank you for giving us time to organize and take care of ourselves.
Thanks for everything!
We won a school that is literally the heart of the neighborhood! And in this heart burns a fire stronger than any fire!
The Romema family is stronger today and a large part of that is thanks to you. You strengthened us as a community and not only as the parents of the students.
I wish all of you that from now on we will have good days. What is certain - we won you over.
