“Nira was a beautiful, charming, and kind-hearted woman,” eulogized Atalya Helman, a family friend.

Nira was born in Kibbutz Afikim and moved to Kfar Azza after her military service. The kibbutz, founded in 1951, faced a social crisis and was on the verge of abandonment. In 1956, a new core group arrived, and on the 15th of Shevat, January 1957, a celebration marked the rebirth of the kibbutz. Nira’s kibbutz, Afikim, was an established community that supported the younger kibbutz, and she was among the founders of Kfar Azza.
There, she met Akiva Ronen, and they married in the kibbutz that became her home and which she dearly loved. She cultivated a lovely decorative garden around her home. Three years ago, Nira was widowed and remained the only member of her family in the kibbutz. Her children recounted how they “looked for a Hebrew-speaking caregiver for her, someone who could be a companion and alleviate her loneliness between our visits and her activities in the kibbutz.” About a month and a half ago, Angie arrived at Kfar Azza, after several years of working in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, where she devotedly cared for a member of the kibbutz and became a very beloved part of the family to everyone.