How do you tell children about their grandma being kidnapped? The psychologist Osnat Beery Grinspan looks after families of hostages. What is currently happening is that a second citizenship could be an advantage.
Osnat Beery Grinspan stands among people who have lost everything. Young girls wearing T-shirts bearing the face of their kidnapped 19-year-old cousin walk around the psychologist. On the wrists of others dangle bracelets commemorating the Supernova festival on October 7, where many of the dancers were kidnapped by Hamas. Grandmothers carry signs showing their missing grandchildren. Here at the center for the relatives of the hostages and missing people in Tel Aviv, parents and other family members are seeking help.
Almost three weeks after the murders and kidnappings, they are still struggling with the uncertainty of whether their loved ones are still alive – and how they will survive the days until their longed-for return. As a psychologist, Osnat Beery Grinspan looks after seven families of hostages. They can call her or come to her in person around the clock. The 61-year-old psychologist says a lot has changed since the first hostages were released.
Ms. Beery Grinspan, the first two hostages released by Hamas after the October 7 attacks, are U.S. citizens. What effect does this have on the families you care for?