US EditionButterfly Renamed in Honor of Murdered 4-Year-Old Hostage Ariel Bibas
- The Academy of the Hebrew Language renamed a butterfly species in honor of Ariel Bibas.
- The renaming honors Ariel, a four-year-old Israeli hostage murdered during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre.
- The Academy unanimously decided to rename the Melitaea ornata butterfly after securing consent from Ariel's father, Yarden Bibas.
- The original Hebrew name, Kitmit Yerushalayim , became Kitmit Ariel ; the Academy hopes this provides consolation, stating, "May his memory be a remembrance."
- This symbolic name change memorializes Ariel and connects to the Bibas family, who became a symbol of the hostage crisis, and the color orange, inspired by their hair.
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Hebrew Language Academy Renames Butterfly in Memory of Young Hostage Ariel Bibas HY”D
In a poignant tribute to one of the youngest victims of the October 7 Hamas-led massacre, the Academy of the Hebrew Language has officially renamed a species of butterfly in honor of four-year-old Ariel Bibas. The butterfly, previously known in Hebrew as Kitmit Yerushalayim (Orange Yerushalayim), will now be called Kitmit Ariel (Orange Ariel), commemorating the child who, along with his mother and baby brother, was murdered after being taken hos…
Butterfly Renamed in Honor of Murdered 4-Year-Old Hostage Ariel Bibas
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Academy of the Hebrew Languages announced on Friday that it has changed the Hebrew name of the spotted orange butterfly in honor of murdered Israeli hostage Ariel Bibas, 4. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The name was changed from Kitmit Yerushalayim (Orange Jerusalem) to Kitmit Ariel […]
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