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# American Israeli held by Hamas performs songs of survival
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/healing-music-1790025628/
- Published: 2026-09-22T00:15:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-26T08:30:28.000Z
- Description: American Israeli held hostage by Hamas performs songs of survival and hope
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_f98aa5a4-a3cd-42ba-a3a7-dd05301febfd, #extra

Recently, the small Israeli town of Nir Oz, devastated by the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, held a unique concert. The singer was not a professional musician, but an American Israeli man who was kidnapped by Hamas and held in Gaza for nearly 500 days. Producer Karl Bostic and Nick Schifrin report.