Judy is believed to have been kidnapped along with her partner Gadi. The two went for a morning walk in the Nir Oz fields at the time of the attack and have not been heard from since. They made contact from the field, asked for help and then made another phone call to Kibbutz Nir Oz company in which Judy told them that Gadi was badly hurt and they needed help. Since then they have not spoken to the family members. Judy worked as an English teacher. In recent years, she has acquired new tools to help the Otaf students who suffer from anxiety and has worked with them through mindfulness, meditation and poetry, puppet theater therapy. Her children say that every student was a whole world to her. The two are parents of four. On December 22, 2023, Kibbutz Nir Oz announced that the family received a message that Gadi was murdered by Hamas and his body is being held in Gaza. On 12.28.23, Kibbutz Nir Oz announced that Judy was also murdered and her body is being held captive by Hamas