These are the heroes of Oct. 7

(JNS) — Eran the potato farmer. Rachel the food hostess. Michaela the midwife.

All three are residents of the northwestern Negev who were caught in Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre; all three are heroes who were able to think quickly on their feet and save myriad lives on that dreadful day.

Their stories of heroism, and many more, are being gathered and documented online for children, to give them strength and create a sense of unity amid the horrors being shared about Oct. 7.

The name of the project is “The Heroes of October 7th: Stories for Children,” with the accounts of heroism originally published...