Strength After Survival: Sarri Singer on Trauma, Healing, and Resilience

Strength After Survival: Sarri Singer on Trauma, Healing, and Resilience

May 27, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

Sarri Singer shares her experiences of survival and healing after the Jerusalem bus bombing, discussing trauma and resilience.

In this deeply moving episode of IsraelCast , Steven Shalowitz sits down with Sarri Singer to discuss survival, trauma, and the lifelong journey of healing after terror. Sarri recounts the events of June 11, 2003, when she survived the bombing of Jerusalem's No. 14 bus, sharing the split-second decisions that saved her life and the emotional aftermath that followed. She reflects on the impact of both 9/11 and the Jerusalem attack, the resilience she witnessed in Israeli society, and how those experiences ultimately led her to found Strength to Strength.

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Host: Steven Shalowitz

Guest: Sarri Singer

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Organizations: Strength to Strength

Places: Jerusalem, No. 14 bus

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