/* People data for the Naomi Gal — heARTist UI kit.
   The 251 hostages taken on October 7, 2023. Each record carries a name,
   age, place, status and a one-line biographical note.
   Status is derived from the fate stated in the source list:
     returned = rescued or released · memory = killed / died / body recovered
     held     = the source did not state a release or death
   Marker portraits drop into the portrait slots above each name. */

window.NG_DAY = 972; // days since Oct 7, 2023

window.NG_PEOPLE = [
  { id:'yaffa-adar', name:'Yaffa Adar', age:85, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Grandmother filmed being driven into Gaza on a golf cart." },
  { id:'tamir-adar', name:'Tamir Adar', age:38, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Deputy security coordinator of Nir Oz; died defending the kibbutz." },
  { id:'muhammad-al-atrash', name:'Muhammad Al-Atrash', age:39, place:'Negev', status:'returned', line:"Negev Bedouin abducted in the south." },
  { id:'liri-albag', name:'Liri Albag', age:19, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'returned', line:"Lookout soldier from the Nahal Oz base." },
  { id:'danielle-aloni', name:'Danielle Aloni', age:45, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Visiting Nir Oz; appeared in a Hamas video." },
  { id:'emilia-aloni', name:'Emilia Aloni', age:5, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Danielle's daughter." },
  { id:'sharon-aloni-cunio', name:'Sharon Aloni-Cunio', age:34, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; wife of David Cunio." },
  { id:'emma-cunio', name:'Emma Cunio', age:3, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Twin abducted in Nir Oz." },
  { id:'yuli-cunio', name:'Yuli Cunio', age:3, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Twin abducted in Nir Oz." },
  { id:'matan-angrest', name:'Matan Angrest', age:22, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'returned', line:"Tank soldier captured at the Nahal Oz base; Maccabi Haifa fan." },
  { id:'noa-argamani', name:'Noa Argamani', age:26, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Her abduction from Nova became an iconic image; rescued." },
  { id:'karina-ariev', name:'Karina Ariev', age:20, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'returned', line:"Lookout soldier from Nahal Oz." },
  { id:'liat-atzili', name:'Liat Atzili', age:49, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; Israeli-American citizen." },
  { id:'aviv-atzili', name:'Aviv Atzili', age:49, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Artist and cyclist of Nir Oz; killed on Oct 7." },
  { id:'elma-avraham', name:'Elma Avraham', age:84, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nahal Oz; released in critical condition." },
  { id:'noralyn-babadilla', name:'Noralyn Babadilla', age:60, place:'Nirim', status:'returned', line:"Filipina caregiver abducted in Nirim." },
  { id:'sahar-baruch', name:'Sahar Baruch', age:25, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"From Be'eri; judo and chess enthusiast." },
  { id:'uriel-baruch', name:'Uriel Baruch', age:35, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Father of two; abducted from the Nova festival." },
  { id:'nik-beizer', name:'Nik Beizer', age:19, place:'IDF', status:'returned', line:"IDF soldier." },
  { id:'ohad-ben-ami', name:'Ohad Ben Ami', age:56, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"Accountant from Be'eri; Israeli-German." },
  { id:'raz-ben-ami', name:'Raz Ben Ami', age:57, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri; wife of Ohad." },
  { id:'ron-binyamin', name:'Ron Binyamin', age:53, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"Cyclist killed near Be'eri." },
  { id:'gali-berman', name:'Gali Berman', age:28, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"Twin from Kfar Aza; ran a sound-and-lighting company." },
  { id:'ziv-berman', name:'Ziv Berman', age:28, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"Twin from Kfar Aza." },
  { id:'agam-berger', name:'Agam Berger', age:20, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'returned', line:"Lookout soldier from Nahal Oz; kept her faith in captivity." },
  { id:'ariel-bibas', name:'Ariel Bibas', age:4, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Red-haired boy from Nir Oz; a Batman fan." },
  { id:'kfir-bibas', name:'Kfir Bibas', age:'9 mo', place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"The youngest hostage taken on Oct 7." },
  { id:'shiri-bibas', name:'Shiri Bibas', age:32, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Mother of Ariel and Kfir, from Nir Oz." },
  { id:'yarden-bibas', name:'Yarden Bibas', age:35, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Father of the Bibas family; abducted separately." },
  { id:'elkana-bohbot', name:'Elkana Bohbot', age:36, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Logistics coordinator of Nova; Israeli-Colombian." },
  { id:'rom-braslavski', name:'Rom Braslavski', age:21, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Nova security guard who helped others escape." },
  { id:'hagar-brodutch', name:'Hagar Brodutch', age:39, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"Mother from Kfar Aza, abducted with her three children." },
  { id:'ofry-brodutch', name:'Ofry Brodutch', age:10, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"Hagar's daughter." },
  { id:'yuval-brodutch', name:'Yuval Brodutch', age:8, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"Hagar's son." },
  { id:'oria-brodutch', name:'Oria Brodutch', age:4, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"Hagar's daughter." },
  { id:'kiril-brodski', name:'Kiril Brodski', age:19, place:'IDF', status:'returned', line:"IDF soldier; motorcycle enthusiast." },
  { id:'yagev-buchshtav', name:'Yagev Buchshtav', age:35, place:'Nirim', status:'memory', line:"Musician from Nirim." },
  { id:'amit-buskila', name:'Amit Buskila', age:28, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Aspiring fashion stylist; abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'itay-chen', name:'Itay Chen', age:19, place:'IDF', status:'memory', line:"Israeli-American tank gunner; basketball lover." },
  { id:'eliya-cohen', name:'Eliya Cohen', age:27, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from the Nova festival." },
  { id:'nimrod-cohen', name:'Nimrod Cohen', age:21, place:'IDF', status:'returned', line:"Tank gunner; sole survivor of his crew; loves Rubik's cubes." },
  { id:'sapir-cohen', name:'Sapir Cohen', age:29, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Sasha Trufanov's girlfriend; abducted near Nir Oz." },
  { id:'amiram-cooper', name:'Amiram Cooper', age:84, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Founder of Nir Oz; economist and poet." },
  { id:'nurit-cooper', name:'Nurit Cooper', age:79, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; wife of Amiram; released early." },
  { id:'ariel-cunio', name:'Ariel Cunio', age:28, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; abducted with his girlfriend Arbel Yehoud." },
  { id:'david-cunio', name:'David Cunio', age:35, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; held the shelter door shut for hours." },
  { id:'shaked-dahan', name:'Shaked Dahan', age:19, place:'IDF', status:'returned', line:"IDF soldier." },
  { id:'oz-daniel', name:'Oz Daniel', age:19, place:'IDF', status:'memory', line:"Tank crewman; a gifted guitarist." },
  { id:'emily-damari', name:'Emily Damari', age:28, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"From Kfar Aza; British-Israeli; wounded in the hand." },
  { id:'alex-dancyg', name:'Alex Dancyg', age:75, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Historian of Nir Oz, an expert on Polish Jewry." },
  { id:'ori-danino', name:'Ori Danino', age:25, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"From Jerusalem; went back to Nova to help others escape." },
  { id:'ziv-dado', name:'Ziv Dado', age:36, place:'IDF', status:'memory', line:"Career IDF officer; the first to help." },
  { id:'evyatar-david', name:'Evyatar David', age:24, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Cafe manager abducted from Nova; a guitarist." },
  { id:'sagui-dekel-chen', name:'Sagui Dekel-Chen', age:36, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; American; his wife was pregnant." },
  { id:'dafna-elyakim', name:'Dafna Elyakim', age:15, place:'Israel', status:'returned', line:"Saw her father killed before being abducted." },
  { id:'ela-elyakim', name:'Ela Elyakim', age:8, place:'Israel', status:'returned', line:"Dafna's sister." },
  { id:'itzhak-elgarat', name:'Itzhak Elgarat', age:68, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"From Nir Oz; died in captivity." },
  { id:'karina-engel-bert', name:'Karina Engel-Bert', age:51, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; a cancer survivor." },
  { id:'mika-engel', name:'Mika Engel', age:18, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Karina's daughter." },
  { id:'yuval-engel', name:'Yuval Engel', age:11, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Karina's daughter." },
  { id:'ronen-engel', name:'Ronen Engel', age:54, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Paramedic and photographer of Nir Oz; killed on Oct 7." },
  { id:'ofir-engel', name:'Ofir Engel', age:17, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri; Dutch-Israeli." },
  { id:'carmel-gat', name:'Carmel Gat', age:40, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"Occupational therapist from Be'eri; killed in captivity." },
  { id:'itzik-gelerenter', name:'Itzik Gelerenter', age:56, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Grandfather abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'daniella-gilboa', name:'Daniella Gilboa', age:20, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'returned', line:"Lookout soldier from Nahal Oz." },
  { id:'guy-gilboa-dalal', name:'Guy Gilboa-Dalal', age:24, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova; a fan of Japanese anime." },
  { id:'meny-godard', name:'Meny Godard', age:73, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"From Be'eri; a former professional footballer." },
  { id:'hersh-goldberg-polin', name:'Hersh Goldberg-Polin', age:23, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Israeli-American who lost an arm; abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'oren-goldin', name:'Oren Goldin', age:33, place:'Nir Yitzhak', status:'memory', line:"Nir Yitzhak security team; killed on Oct 7." },
  { id:'chen-goldstein-almog', name:'Chen Goldstein-Almog', age:48, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"From Kfar Aza; abducted with three children." },
  { id:'agam-goldstein-almog', name:'Agam Goldstein-Almog', age:17, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"Chen's daughter." },
  { id:'gal-goldstein-almog', name:'Gal Goldstein-Almog', age:11, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"Chen's son." },
  { id:'tal-goldstein-almog', name:'Tal Goldstein-Almog', age:8, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"Chen's son." },
  { id:'romi-gonen', name:'Romi Gonen', age:24, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from the Nova festival; a paramedic." },
  { id:'shani-goren', name:'Shani Goren', age:29, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Teacher and youth counselor of Nir Oz." },
  { id:'maya-goren', name:'Maya Goren', age:56, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Kindergarten teacher of Nir Oz; killed on Oct 7." },
  { id:'ilana-gritzewsky', name:'Ilana Gritzewsky', age:30, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; Mexican citizen." },
  { id:'ran-gvili', name:'Ran Gvili', age:24, place:'Alumim', status:'memory', line:"Police officer killed defending Kibbutz Alumim; last body recovered (Jan 26, 2026)." },
  { id:'gad-haggai', name:'Gad Haggai', age:73, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"From Nir Oz; Israeli-American; a musician." },
  { id:'yotam-haim', name:'Yotam Haim', age:28, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'memory', line:"Drummer from Kfar Aza; killed by IDF friendly fire." },
  { id:'tal-haimi', name:'Tal Haimi', age:41, place:'Nir Yitzhak', status:'memory', line:"Nir Yitzhak security team." },
  { id:'asaf-hamami', name:'Asaf Hamami', age:41, place:'IDF', status:'memory', line:"IDF colonel killed near Nirim." },
  { id:'emily-hand', name:'Emily Hand', age:9, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri; Irish-Israeli." },
  { id:'louis-har', name:'Louis Har', age:70, place:'Nir Yitzhak', status:'returned', line:"Abducted in Nir Yitzhak; rescued in February 2024." },
  { id:'inbar-hayman', name:'Inbar Hayman', age:27, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Graffiti artist abducted from Nova; the last female hostage." },
  { id:'ditza-heiman', name:'Ditza Heiman', age:84, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'orion-hernandez-radoux', name:'Orion Hernandez Radoux', age:30, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"French-Mexican; Shani Louk's boyfriend." },
  { id:'maxim-herkin', name:'Maxim Herkin', age:36, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova; hid that he was an IDF officer." },
  { id:'eitan-horn', name:'Eitan Horn', age:39, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Israeli-Argentine educator; visiting Nir Oz." },
  { id:'iair-horn', name:'Iair Horn', age:46, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; Eitan's brother; Argentine-Israeli." },
  { id:'avigail-idan', name:'Avigail Idan', age:4, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"American-Israeli girl from Kfar Aza whose parents were killed." },
  { id:'tsachi-idan', name:'Tsachi Idan', age:49, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'memory', line:"From Nahal Oz; Hapoel Tel Aviv fan." },
  { id:'guy-illouz', name:'Guy Illouz', age:26, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Sound engineer abducted from the Nova festival." },
  { id:'bipin-joshi', name:'Bipin Joshi', age:23, place:'Alumim', status:'memory', line:"Nepali agriculture student at Alumim; shielded others from a grenade." },
  { id:'ofer-kalderon', name:'Ofer Kalderon', age:54, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Carpenter from Nir Oz; French-Israeli." },
  { id:'erez-kalderon', name:'Erez Kalderon', age:12, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Ofer's son." },
  { id:'sahar-kalderon', name:'Sahar Kalderon', age:16, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Ofer's daughter." },
  { id:'segev-kalfon', name:'Segev Kalfon', age:27, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Finance student abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'aviv-katz-asher', name:'Aviv Katz-Asher', age:2, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Abducted while visiting Nir Oz." },
  { id:'raz-katz-asher', name:'Raz Katz-Asher', age:4, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Aviv's sister." },
  { id:'doron-katz-asher', name:'Doron Katz-Asher', age:34, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Mother abducted in Nir Oz." },
  { id:'ravid-katz', name:'Ravid Katz', age:51, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Educator of Nir Oz." },
  { id:'elad-katzir', name:'Elad Katzir', age:47, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Farmer and social activist of Nir Oz." },
  { id:'hanna-katzir', name:'Hanna Katzir', age:77, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Kindergarten teacher of Nir Oz." },
  { id:'ofra-keidar', name:'Ofra Keidar', age:70, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"From Be'eri; went out for a walk the morning of Oct 7." },
  { id:'rimon-kirsht', name:'Rimon Kirsht', age:36, place:'Nirim', status:'returned', line:"Drummer from Nirim." },
  { id:'andrey-kozlov', name:'Andrey Kozlov', age:27, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova; rescued in June 2024." },
  { id:'roni-krivoi', name:'Roni Krivoi', age:25, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Israeli-Russian sound technician from Nova." },
  { id:'bar-kupershtein', name:'Bar Kupershtein', age:23, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Nova worker; the breadwinner of his family." },
  { id:'gabriela-leimberg', name:'Gabriela Leimberg', age:59, place:'Nir Yitzhak', status:'returned', line:"From Jerusalem; abducted in Nir Yitzhak." },
  { id:'mia-leimberg', name:'Mia Leimberg', age:17, place:'Nir Yitzhak', status:'returned', line:"Gabriela's daughter." },
  { id:'eitan-levy', name:'Eitan Levy', age:53, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"Taxi driver who drove a passenger to Be'eri." },
  { id:'naama-levy', name:'Naama Levy', age:20, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'returned', line:"Lookout soldier from Nahal Oz." },
  { id:'or-levy', name:'Or Levy', age:34, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova; his wife was killed." },
  { id:'shay-levinson', name:'Shay Levinson', age:19, place:'IDF', status:'memory', line:"IDF soldier; a volleyball player." },
  { id:'oded-lifshitz', name:'Oded Lifshitz', age:83, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Retired journalist and peace activist of Nir Oz." },
  { id:'yocheved-lifshitz', name:'Yocheved Lifshitz', age:85, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; released early." },
  { id:'alexander-lobanov', name:'Alexander Lobanov', age:32, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Bar manager abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'shani-louk', name:'Shani Louk', age:23, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"German-Israeli abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'shlomo-mansour', name:'Shlomo Mansour', age:85, place:'Kissufim', status:'memory', line:"From Kissufim; born in Iraq; one of the oldest hostages." },
  { id:'clara-marman', name:'Clara Marman', age:63, place:'Nir Yitzhak', status:'returned', line:"Teacher abducted in Nir Yitzhak." },
  { id:'fernando-marman', name:'Fernando Marman', age:60, place:'Nir Yitzhak', status:'returned', line:"Abducted in Nir Yitzhak; rescued in February 2024." },
  { id:'eliyahu-margalit', name:'Eliyahu Margalit', age:75, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Cattle rancher of Nir Oz nicknamed Churchill." },
  { id:'nili-margalit', name:'Nili Margalit', age:41, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Nurse of Nir Oz; Eliyahu's daughter." },
  { id:'noa-marciano', name:'Noa Marciano', age:19, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'memory', line:"Soldier from Nahal Oz; killed in captivity." },
  { id:'almog-meir-jan', name:'Almog Meir Jan', age:21, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova; rescued in June 2024." },
  { id:'tamar-metzger', name:'Tamar Metzger', age:78, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'yoram-metzger', name:'Yoram Metzger', age:80, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'omri-miran', name:'Omri Miran', age:48, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'returned', line:"Shiatsu therapist of Nahal Oz." },
  { id:'joshua-mollel', name:'Joshua Loitu Mollel', age:21, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'memory', line:"Tanzanian agricultural intern; 19 days in Israel." },
  { id:'eitan-mor', name:'Eitan Mor', age:25, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Nova security guard; the eldest of eight siblings." },
  { id:'adina-moshe', name:'Adina Moshe', age:72, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'margalit-moses', name:'Margalit Moses', age:78, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Cancer survivor from Nir Oz." },
  { id:'gadi-mozes', name:'Gadi Moshe Mozes', age:80, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Resident of Nir Oz." },
  { id:'avraham-munder', name:'Avraham Munder', age:78, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'ruth-munder', name:'Ruth Munder', age:78, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'keren-munder', name:'Keren Munder', age:54, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Ruth's daughter." },
  { id:'ohad-munder', name:'Ohad Munder', age:9, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Ruth's grandson." },
  { id:'omer-neutra', name:'Omer Neutra', age:21, place:'IDF', status:'memory', line:"Israeli-American tank commander." },
  { id:'tamir-nimrodi', name:'Tamir Nimrodi', age:18, place:'IDF', status:'returned', line:"COGAT soldier abducted from his base." },
  { id:'michel-nisenbaum', name:'Michel Nisenbaum', age:59, place:'Sderot', status:'memory', line:"Brazilian immigrant, a heroic grandfather, near Sderot." },
  { id:'sonthaya-oakkharasri', name:'Sonthaya Oakkharasri', age:30, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"Thai agricultural worker in Be'eri." },
  { id:'yosef-haim-ohana', name:'Yosef-Haim Ohana', age:24, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Bartender abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'alon-ohel', name:'Alon Ohel', age:24, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Pianist abducted from a shelter at Nova." },
  { id:'avinatan-or', name:'Avinatan Or', age:32, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Worked at Nvidia; abducted from Nova with Noa Argamani." },
  { id:'dror-or', name:'Dror Or', age:48, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"Cheesemaker and teacher of Be'eri." },
  { id:'alma-or', name:'Alma Or', age:13, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri." },
  { id:'liam-or', name:'Liam Or', age:18, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri." },
  { id:'noam-or', name:'Noam Or', age:17, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri." },
  { id:'daniel-peretz', name:'Daniel Peretz', age:22, place:'IDF', status:'memory', line:"IDF tank commander." },
  { id:'chaim-peri', name:'Chaim Peri', age:79, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'channa-peri', name:'Channa Peri', age:79, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'nadav-popplewell', name:'Nadav Popplewell', age:51, place:'Nirim', status:'memory', line:"From Nirim." },
  { id:'jimmy-pacheco', name:'Jimmy Pacheco', age:33, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Filipino caregiver in Nir Oz for elderly Amitai Ben Zvi." },
  { id:'maya-regev', name:'Maya Regev', age:21, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova with her brother." },
  { id:'itay-regev', name:'Itay Regev', age:18, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'sudthisak-rinthalak', name:'Sudthisak Rinthalak', age:43, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"Thai agricultural worker in Be'eri." },
  { id:'ofelia-roitman', name:'Ofelia Roitman', age:77, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Argentine educator of Nir Oz." },
  { id:'yarden-roman-gat', name:'Yarden Roman-Gat', age:36, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri; German-Israeli." },
  { id:'raaya-rotem', name:'Raaya Rotem', age:54, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri." },
  { id:'hila-rotem-shoshani', name:'Hila Rotem Shoshani', age:12, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri." },
  { id:'lior-rudaeff', name:'Lior Rudaeff', age:61, place:'Nir Yitzhak', status:'memory', line:"Ambulance driver of Nir Yitzhak." },
  { id:'ada-sagi', name:'Ada Sagi', age:75, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'yonatan-samerano', name:'Yonatan Samerano', age:21, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"DJ and producer abducted near Be'eri." },
  { id:'almog-sarusi', name:'Almog Sarusi', age:27, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Abducted from Nova while helping his wounded girlfriend." },
  { id:'mia-schem', name:'Mia Schem', age:21, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova; first to appear in a Hamas video." },
  { id:'eli-sharabi', name:'Eli Sharabi', age:52, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri; his family was killed on Oct 7." },
  { id:'yossi-sharabi', name:'Yossi Sharabi', age:53, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"From Be'eri; surfer; Eli's brother." },
  { id:'amit-shani', name:'Amit Shani', age:16, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri." },
  { id:'omer-shem-tov', name:'Omer Shem Tov', age:22, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'ron-sherman', name:'Ron Sherman', age:19, place:'IDF', status:'memory', line:"IDF soldier." },
  { id:'tal-shoham', name:'Tal Shoham', age:39, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri; Austrian-Israeli." },
  { id:'idan-shtivi', name:'Idan Shtivi', age:28, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova; Portuguese-Israeli." },
  { id:'alon-shamriz', name:'Alon Shamriz', age:26, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'memory', line:"From Kfar Aza; killed by IDF friendly fire." },
  { id:'keith-siegel', name:'Keith Siegel', age:65, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"From Kfar Aza; American; occupational therapist." },
  { id:'aviva-siegel', name:'Aviva Siegel', age:62, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"From Kfar Aza; Keith's wife." },
  { id:'amit-soussana', name:'Amit Soussana', age:40, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"Lawyer from Kfar Aza." },
  { id:'doron-steinbrecher', name:'Doron Steinbrecher', age:31, place:'Kfar Aza', status:'returned', line:"From Kfar Aza; a veterinary nurse." },
  { id:'itay-svirsky', name:'Itay Svirsky', age:38, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"Life coach of Be'eri." },
  { id:'samer-talalka', name:'Samer Talalka', age:22, place:'Nirim', status:'memory', line:"From Hura; abducted from Nirim; killed by friendly fire." },
  { id:'meirav-tal', name:'Meirav Tal', age:53, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Abducted in Nir Oz." },
  { id:'gali-tarshansky', name:'Gali Tarshansky', age:13, place:"Be'eri", status:'returned', line:"From Be'eri." },
  { id:'irena-tatti', name:'Irena Tatti', age:73, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; Russian-Israeli." },
  { id:'elia-toledano', name:'Elia Toledano', age:28, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"French-Israeli from Nova; Mia Schem's boyfriend." },
  { id:'sasha-trufanov', name:'Alexander (Sasha) Trufanov', age:29, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; Russian-Israeli." },
  { id:'yelena-trufanov', name:'Yelena Trufanov', age:50, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; Russian-Israeli; Sasha's mother." },
  { id:'ofir-tzarfati', name:'Ofir Tzarfati', age:27, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'ilan-weiss', name:'Ilan Weiss', age:56, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"Manager of Kibbutz Be'eri; killed on Oct 7." },
  { id:'yehudit-weiss', name:'Yehudit Weiss', age:65, place:"Be'eri", status:'memory', line:"From Be'eri; recovered near Al-Shifa hospital." },
  { id:'judy-weinstein', name:'Judy Weinstein', age:70, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"From Nir Oz; American-Canadian; wife of Gad Haggai." },
  { id:'omer-wenkert', name:'Omer Wenkert', age:23, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Restaurant manager abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'moran-stella-yanai', name:'Moran Stella Yanai', age:40, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'hanan-yablonka', name:'Hanan Yablonka', age:42, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Abducted from Nova; father of two." },
  { id:'or-yaakov', name:'Or Yaakov', age:16, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'yagil-yaakov', name:'Yagil Yaakov', age:12, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz." },
  { id:'yair-yaakov', name:'Yair Yaakov', age:59, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Mechanic of Nir Oz." },
  { id:'ohad-yahalomi', name:'Ohad Yahalomi', age:49, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Park ranger of Nir Oz." },
  { id:'eitan-yahalomi', name:'Eitan Yahalomi', age:12, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Ohad's son, from Nir Oz." },
  { id:'arbel-yehud', name:'Arbel Yehud', age:29, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; abducted with Ariel Cunio." },
  { id:'eden-yerushalmi', name:'Eden Yerushalmi', age:24, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Bartender abducted from Nova." },
  { id:'arye-zalmanovich', name:'Arye Zalmanovich', age:85, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Founder of Nir Oz; farmer; one of the oldest hostages." },
  { id:'matan-zangauker', name:'Matan Zangauker', age:25, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"From Nir Oz; abducted with his partner Ilana Gritzewsky." },
  { id:'eden-zecharya', name:'Eden Zecharya', age:28, place:'Nova festival', status:'memory', line:"Abducted from Nova; a dog lover." },
  { id:'youssef-al-ziyadne', name:'Youssef al-Ziyadne', age:53, place:'Holit', status:'returned', line:"Bedouin abducted from Holit." },
  { id:'hamza-al-ziyadne', name:'Hamza al-Ziyadne', age:22, place:'Holit', status:'memory', line:"Youssef's son." },
  { id:'aisha-ziyadne', name:'Aisha Ziyadne', age:17, place:'Holit', status:'returned', line:"Bedouin abducted from Holit." },
  { id:'bilal-ziyadne', name:'Bilal Ziyadne', age:18, place:'Holit', status:'returned', line:"Bedouin abducted from Holit." },
  { id:'shlomi-ziv', name:'Shlomi Ziv', age:41, place:'Nova festival', status:'returned', line:"Nova guard; rescued in June 2024." },
  { id:'ori-megidish', name:'Ori Megidish', age:19, place:'Nahal Oz', status:'returned', line:"Soldier from Nahal Oz; rescued Oct 30, 2023." },
  { id:'qaid-farhan-al-qadi', name:'Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi', age:52, place:'Negev', status:'returned', line:"Bedouin rescued in August 2024." },
  { id:'natthawaree-moonkan', name:'Natthawaree Moonkan', age:35, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"The only woman among the Thai hostages; released Nov 2023." },
  { id:'withoon-phumee', name:'Withoon Phumee', age:33, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'owat-suriyasri', name:'Owat Suriyasri', age:40, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker, father of two; released Nov 2023." },
  { id:'pattanayut-tonsakree', name:'Pattanayut Tonsakree', age:40, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'pornsawan-pinakalo', name:'Pornsawan Pinakalo', age:30, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Worked on a potato farm; released November 2023." },
  { id:'santi-boonphrom', name:'Santi Boonphrom', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'wichai-kalapat', name:'Wichai Kalapat', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'bancha-kongmanee', name:'Bancha Kongmanee', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'paiboon-ratnin', name:'Paiboon Ratnin', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'kong-sae-lao', name:'Kong Sae Lao', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'chalermchai-saengkaew', name:'Chalermchai Saengkaew', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'chakraphan-sikena', name:'Chakraphan Sikena', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'boonthom-phankhong', name:'Boonthom Phankhong', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'mongkhol-phajuabboon', name:'Mongkhol Phajuabboon', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'buddee-saengboon', name:'Buddee Saengboon', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'uthai-thunsri', name:'Uthai Thunsri', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'uthai-sangnuan', name:'Uthai Sangnuan', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'natthaphon-onkaew', name:'Natthaphon Onkaew', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'khomkrit-chombua', name:'Khomkrit Chombua', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'anucha-angkaew', name:'Anucha Angkaew', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'manee-jirachat', name:'Manee Jirachat', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'wichian-temthong', name:'Wichian Temthong', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'surin-kesungnoen', name:'Surin Kesungnoen', age:null, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker; released November 2023." },
  { id:'surasak-rumnao', name:'Surasak Rumnao', age:32, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker in the Yesha area; released January 2025." },
  { id:'watchara-sriaoun', name:'Watchara Sriaoun', age:33, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker from Udon Thani; released January 2025." },
  { id:'sathian-suwannakham', name:'Sathian Suwannakham', age:35, place:'Nir Oz', status:'returned', line:"Thai agricultural worker in Nir Oz; released January 2025." },
  { id:'pongsak-thaenna', name:'Pongsak Thaenna', age:36, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker from Buri Ram; released January 2025." },
  { id:'bannawat-saethao', name:'Bannawat Saethao', age:27, place:'Thailand', status:'returned', line:"Agricultural worker, wounded in the leg on Oct 7; released Jan 2025." },
  { id:'nattapong-pinta', name:'Nattapong Pinta', age:36, place:'Nir Oz', status:'memory', line:"Thai worker in Nir Oz; wanted to help his wife open a cafe. Body recovered 2025." }
];

window.NG_PRODUCTS = [
  { id:'p1', name:'Hostage portrait keychains', price:'$12', note:'Set of 4, proceeds to families', kind:'keychain' },
  { id:'p2', name:'\u201cBring Them Home\u201d sticker pack', price:'$8',  note:'12 die-cut marker stickers', kind:'sticker' },
  { id:'p3', name:'The Nova Memorial Book', price:'$40', note:'One portrait per page', kind:'book' },
  { id:'p4', name:'Reunion-page tee', price:'$28', note:'Hand-lettered front', kind:'shirt' },
  { id:'p5', name:'Coffee-sleeve portraits', price:'$6',  note:'Pack of 10, start a conversation', kind:'sleeve' },
  { id:'p6', name:'Four-volume story collection', price:'$120', note:'2,000+ pages', kind:'book' }
];

window.NG_SHOP_URL = 'https://naomigal.myshopify.com';
window.NG_COMMISSION_URL = 'https://naomigal.myshopify.com/products/get-drawn-custom-drawing-by-naomi';

window.NG_BOOKS = [
  { id:'milei-deck',   title:'Milei \u2014 a portrait deck',     sub:'52 cards, marker on paper',         where:'Order on Amazon', kind:'deck' },
  { id:'trump-book',   title:'Sketches of a Presidency',         sub:'104-page hand-drawn book',                where:'Order on Amazon', kind:'book' },
  { id:'kids-soup',    title:'The Soup that Waited',             sub:'A children\u2019s book for grieving kids',where:'Order on Amazon', kind:'kid' },
  { id:'leaders-deck', title:'World Leaders \u2014 in marker',   sub:'A 32-card set',                            where:'Order on Amazon', kind:'deck' },
];

window.NG_CATEGORIES = [
  { id:'hostages',  title:'October 7 portraits',      count:'251 portraits',     route:'hostages', tone:'yellow' },
  { id:'leaders',   title:'Political portraits',     count:'Milei, Trump, more', route:'books',    tone:'red' },
  { id:'books',     title:'Books & card decks',      count:'4 titles on Amazon',     route:'books',    tone:'red' },
  { id:'custom',    title:'Custom commissions',      count:'Tell me who to draw',     route:'support',  tone:'red' },
];

/* ---- Appearances: exhibitions, talks & live-drawing nights ----
   Pulled from Naomi's real calendar. `when` is the human label; month/day
   drive the date chip; `upcoming` flags the future shows. */
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  { id:'buenos-aires-2026', upcoming:true,
    month:'JUL', day:'16', year:'2026', when:'July 16\u201320, 2026',
    title:'Naomi comes to Buenos Aires',
    place:'Buenos Aires, Argentina',
    kind:'By invitation',
    desc:'Naomi travels to Argentina to receive a recognition from artist \u201cTute\u201d Di Tella, the hand behind Milei\u2019s chainsaw kept in his office, the one Elon Musk raised on stage, and \u201cThe Golden Age\u201d made for Trump. What else is planned is still being drawn, and part of the surprise. More to come.' },
  { id:'maga-milei', upcoming:false,
    month:'JUN', day:'21', year:'2026', when:'June 21, 2026',
    title:'The MAGA Card Set: Milei Edition',
    place:'Released worldwide',
    kind:'Release',
    desc:'The Milei Edition of the hand-drawn MAGA card set: the libertarian moment in marker, from the President to the figures around him.' },
  { id:'maga-trump', upcoming:false,
    month:'JUN', day:'17', year:'2026', when:'June 17, 2026',
    title:'The MAGA Card Set: Trump Edition',
    place:'Released worldwide',
    kind:'Release',
    desc:'A hand-drawn card set of the American political moment, featuring Trump, Rubio, Vance, Noem and more, alongside a book dedicated to activist Charlie Kirk.' },
  { id:'congreso-120', upcoming:false,
    month:'FEB', day:'24', year:'2026', when:'February 24, 2026',
    title:'Congreso 120: \u201cYou could have been you\u201d',
    place:'Congreso de la Naci\u00f3n, Buenos Aires, Argentina',
    kind:'Exhibition',
    desc:'A solo exhibition marking the 120th anniversary of the Argentine Congress. It opens at a mirror reading \u201cYou could have been you,\u201d walks through the hostages and Nova victims, and ends at a second mirror, because you are the one who can make a difference.' },
  { id:'am-israel-jai', upcoming:false,
    month:'JUN', day:'05', year:'2025', when:'June 5 \u2013 August 2025',
    title:'Am Israel Jai: The Great Jewish Exhibition',
    place:'Barcelona, Spain',
    kind:'Group exhibition',
    desc:'A summer-long show of Israeli strength and pride. Naomi\u2019s hostage portraits hung alongside dozens of artists, with all proceeds going to help survivors.' },
  { id:'palermo-show', upcoming:false,
    month:'OCT', day:'\u2014', year:'2025', when:'October 2025',
    title:'Palermo pop-up & La Derecha Fest',
    place:'Buenos Aires, Argentina',
    kind:'Exhibition + talk',
    desc:'A neighborhood exhibition in Palermo, visited by \u201cTute\u201d Di Tella, the artist behind the chainsaws, plus campaign stops and a live-drawing night across the city.' },
  { id:'herzliya', upcoming:false,
    month:'APR', day:'\u2014', year:'2025', when:'April 2025',
    title:'Herzliya Exhibition',
    place:'Herzliya, Israel',
    kind:'Exhibition',
    desc:'Naomi\u2019s first municipal show, mounted after she connected with the family of released hostage Omer Shem Tov. The drawings met the families they were made for.' },
  { id:'vent-vault', upcoming:false,
    month:'MAR', day:'\u2014', year:'2025', when:'March 2025',
    title:'The Golda Club presents: The Vent Vault',
    place:'Toronto, Canada',
    kind:'Live-drawing night',
    desc:'An evening of stories, stand-up and live drawing: markers out, the booklets passed around, and names learned that no one knew that morning.' },
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/* ---- Press & News ---- */
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  { id:'forbes-conquisto', featured:true,
    source:'Forbes Argentina', date:'November 2025', kicker:'Lifestyle',
    image:'assets/news-forbes.jpg',
    link:'https://www.forbesargentina.com/lifestyle/la-artista-canadiense-conquisto-javier-milei-sus-dibujos-rehenes-gaza-n84614',
    title:'The Canadian artist who won over Javier Milei with her drawings of the Gaza hostages',
    dek:'Naomi Gal, granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, draws stories of pain and hope in real time. The work reached Milei, who shared it with his followers. Now she is seeking partners in Argentina to turn her art into a publishing project.',
    body:[
      'By Marcos Rodolosi. Naomi Gal draws in real time, one marker, one face at a time, stories of pain and hope. The granddaughter of four Holocaust survivors, she made the hostages of October 7 her subject long before anyone outside Israel knew her name.',
      'Then President Javier Milei began resharing the work, and her drawings of the hostages found an audience of millions almost overnight.',
      'Today she is looking for partners and publishers in Argentina: a place to edit, produce and scale the project, and to finally turn the hand-made booklets into printed books.',
    ] },
  { id:'senado-congreso-120', featured:false,
    source:'Senado de la Naci\u00f3n', date:'February 20, 2026', kicker:'Press release',
    image:'assets/news-congreso120.jpg', imagePos:'center',
    link:'https://www.senado.gob.ar/prensa/23587/noticias',
    title:'Opening of the exhibition \u201cCongreso 120: Portraits that Change\u201d',
    dek:'Tuesday, February 24 at 5 PM, in the Senate annex (Av. Entre R\u00edos 149): the show by Canadian artist Naomi Gal gathers more than thirty works portraying spaces, people and moments tied to the history of the Legislative Palace.',
    body:[
      'The proposal invites visitors to rediscover the Congress from another angle, putting its architecture, its daily life and the human dimension of those who inhabit it in the spotlight.',
      'Granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, Naomi Gal combines her personal experience with an artistic eye that seeks to make individual stories visible and to spark reflection through art.',
      'The exhibition stays open through the celebrations of the 120th anniversary of the Legislative Palace, offering the public an intimate walk through the history and life of the Congress.',
    ] },
  { id:'observador-arte-politica', featured:false,
    source:'El Observador', date:'February 2026', kicker:'Profile',
    image:'assets/news-milei.jpg', imagePos:'center top',
    link:'https://www.elobservador.com.uy/estados-unidos/america-latina/de-canada-milei-como-la-artista-naomi-gal-encontro-la-argentina-una-nueva-forma-unir-arte-y-politica-n6034948',
    title:'From Canada to Milei: how Naomi Gal found in Argentina a new way to join art and politics',
    dek:'The outsider captivated the president with her drawings of the Israeli hostages and, in little time, became one of the most active illustrators of the libertarian world. Today her work has expanded, honoring the culture of the country, valuing its roots, and capturing stories of every kind.',
    body:[
      'Some describe her as a political artist, though she prefers to call herself a \u201cfaithful narrator.\u201d Naomi Gal is Canadian, a mother of six, and convinced that art can be a vehicle for telling stories.',
      'Her project took shape a few months after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, when she set out to accompany the hostages\u2019 families and make their stories visible. In time, that work drew her into President Javier Milei\u2019s orbit and, almost without meaning to, she became one of the libertarian world\u2019s most active illustrators.',
      '\u201cMilei is showing an entire country how a profound change can happen,\u201d she told El Observador USA.',
    ] },
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