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DESCRIPTION:Langis presents the book "Shadows of Gaza," written by Dr. Alaydi's 
 nephew.\n\nPlease join us for a book reading and discussion of Shadows of 
 Gaza: Stories I Couldn't Let Die, by Salem Medhat Alaydi, a Gaza resident 
 and relative of Dr. Rolla Alaydi. Dr. Alaydi is a Palestinian American and 
 Pacific Grove resident, who has been working with lawyers to get her four 
 younger brothers and their families out of Gaza.\n\nLight refreshments will 
 be provided. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. 
 Registration is recommended, and walk-ins are welcome.\n\nAbout the 
 Book\n\nI’m 18 years old, and I’ve spent my whole life in Gaza. My home 
 was destroyed in 2023, and since then I’ve been living in a man-made 
 tent. Through everything, the bombings, the hunger, the endless days of 
 fear, I’ve carried my cell phone.\n\nThis book is my way of making sure 
 the people I’ve met, the faces I’ve seen, and the stories I’ve heard 
 don’t disappear into silence. Shadows of Gaza is filled with real 
 photographs of real people - kids, parents, and grandparents taken between 
 2024 and 2025. These are not nameless faces. They have names, lives, and 
 dreams. Some of them loved drawing, some wanted to be doctors or football 
 players. Many of them faced the hardest days of the 21st century genocide, 
 starvation, displacement.\n\nEvery page is a piece of our history, a 
 history the world doesn’t tell you. These are our voices, our truth. We 
 are Palestinians from Gaza. We are still here. This is not just my story, 
 it’s the story of all of us who lived it. And I couldn’t let it 
 die.\n\nAGE GROUP: | Adults 18+ years |\n\nEVENT TYPE: | Author Talks\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/12/31/18882491.php
SUMMARY:Shadows of Gaza: Stories I Couldn't Let Die
LOCATION:2005 Wharf Road\nCapitola, CA 95010
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/12/31/18882491.php
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