Show Notes
A tattoo artist texts from a music festival, then vanishes for 54 days. What choices would you make when survival means cooperating with your captors?
The forced words that asked her to cooperate
This episode explores the harrowing experience of a young woman abducted from a music festival, focusing on the specific, daily challenges she faced during her captivity. It delves into the profound question of what one does when forced to use their own voice against themselves.
Person: Mia Schem Age: 21 Location: Nova music festival, Negev desert, Israel Date: October 7, 2023 Status: Hostage
- Mia Schem, a 21-year-old tattoo artist with dual French and Israeli citizenship, attended the Nova music festival with her friend Elia Toledano. - At 7:17 AM, Mia sent a text message from the festival grounds: "They are shooting at us please come save us." - During the attack, Mia was shot in the arm and then dragged into a car that crossed into Gaza. - On the day after her surgery for the gunshot wound, Mia was filmed saying that she was being treated with care and hospitality. - Nine days after the attack, Hamas released this footage, making Mia the first person to appear in a hostage video during the crisis.
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