{"id":11531,"date":"2025-04-03T07:34:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T07:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/?page_id=11531"},"modified":"2025-04-03T11:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:58:03","slug":"the-forest-of-the-martyrs-a-living-memorial-to-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/the-forest-of-the-martyrs-a-living-memorial-to-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Forest of the Martyrs- A Living Memorial to Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11531\" class=\"elementor elementor-11531\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b4235c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b4235c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-860ef71\" data-id=\"860ef71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7958f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe7958f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Forest of the Martyrs: A Living Memorial to Tragedy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f553453 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f553453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">03.4.25<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7344c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7344c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marketing.kkl-jnf.org\/single-project\/?project-id=18744\">Click Here to Support Restoration of The Martyrs Forest  ><\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d74234 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d74234\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f0e4fd\" data-id=\"4f0e4fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e108db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e108db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Forest of the Martyrs stands as a living monument to the immense tragedy that befell the Jewish people in the 20th century.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Following the end of World War II, KKL-JNF was inundated with requests from Jews around the world wishing to plant trees in memory of their loved ones who perished in the Holocaust or in remembrance of entire communities that were wiped out. Thus, the idea was born to dedicate a forest in honor of the six million victims.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04b06b elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"f04b06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:11,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper,.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container{position:static}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container .swiper-slide figure,.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper .swiper-slide figure{line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-slide{text-align:center}.elementor-image-carousel-wrapper:not(.swiper-container-initialized):not(.swiper-initialized) .swiper-slide{max-width:calc(100% \/ var(--e-image-carousel-slides-to-show, 3))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 6\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f04b06b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1953 -A youth procession on its way to the ceremony of planting the first seedlings in the Lochamei Ghettaot Forest, which became part of the Kedoshim Forest and was be planted with donations from members of youth movements.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1NjEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXJrZXRpbmdzZWN0aW9ucy5ra2wtam5mLm9yZ1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE0XC8yMDI1XC8wNFwvQ3JlZGl0LVBob3RvLUF2cmFoYW0tTWFsZXZza3ktS0tMLUpORi1BcmNoaXZlcy1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjA0YjA2YiJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Credit-Photo-Avraham-Malevsky-KKL-JNF-Archives-scaled.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Credit-Photo-Avraham-Malevsky-KKL-JNF-Archives-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"1953 -A youth procession on its way to the ceremony of planting the first seedlings in the Lochamei Ghettaot Forest, which became part of the Kedoshim Forest and was be planted with donations from members of youth movements.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">1953 -A youth procession on its way to the ceremony of planting the first seedlings in the Lochamei Ghettaot Forest, which became part of the Kedoshim Forest and was be planted with donations from members of youth movements.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 6\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f04b06b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1953 - Lighting the torch in memory of the children of Israel \u2013 victims of the European Holocaust, in Kessalon\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1NjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXJrZXRpbmdzZWN0aW9ucy5ra2wtam5mLm9yZ1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE0XC8yMDI1XC8wNFwvQ3JlZGl0LVBob3RvLUF2cmFoYW0tTWFsZXZza3ktS0tMLUpORi1BcmNoaXZlcy0yLXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmMDRiMDZiIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Credit-Photo-Avraham-Malevsky-KKL-JNF-Archives-2-scaled.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Credit-Photo-Avraham-Malevsky-KKL-JNF-Archives-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"1953 - Lighting the torch in memory of the children of Israel \u2013 victims of the European Holocaust, in Kessalon\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">1953 - Lighting the torch in memory of the children of Israel \u2013 victims of the European Holocaust, in Kessalon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 6\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f04b06b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1953 - Planting the first seedlings in the Holy Children&#039;s Forest\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1NjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXJrZXRpbmdzZWN0aW9ucy5ra2wtam5mLm9yZ1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE0XC8yMDI1XC8wNFwvQ3JlZGl0LVBob3RvLUF2cmFoYW0tTWFsZXZza3ktS0tMLUpORi1BcmNoaXZlcy0zLXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmMDRiMDZiIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Credit-Photo-Avraham-Malevsky-KKL-JNF-Archives-3-scaled.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Credit-Photo-Avraham-Malevsky-KKL-JNF-Archives-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"1953 - Planting the first seedlings in the Holy Children&#039;s Forest\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">1953 - Planting the first seedlings in the Holy Children's Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 6\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f04b06b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1953 - Kesalon - Planting the first seedlings in the Forest of the Holy Children, which is part of the Kedoshim Forest , in memory of the children of Israel, martyrs of the European Holocaust.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1NjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXJrZXRpbmdzZWN0aW9ucy5ra2wtam5mLm9yZ1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE0XC8yMDI1XC8wNFwvQ3JlZGl0LVBob3RvLUF2cmFoYW0tTWFsZXZza3ktS0tMLUpORi1BcmNoaXZlcy00LXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmMDRiMDZiIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Credit-Photo-Avraham-Malevsky-KKL-JNF-Archives-4-scaled.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Credit-Photo-Avraham-Malevsky-KKL-JNF-Archives-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"1953 - Kesalon - Planting the first seedlings in the Forest of the Holy Children, which is part of the Kedoshim Forest , in memory of the children of Israel, martyrs of the European Holocaust.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">1953 - Kesalon - Planting the first seedlings in the Forest of the Holy Children, which is part of the Kedoshim Forest , in memory of the children of Israel, martyrs of the European Holocaust.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 6\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f04b06b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1953 - Kesalon - Planting the first seedlings in the Forest of the Holy Children, which is part of the Kedoshim Forest , in memory of the children of Israel, martyrs of the European Holocaust.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1NjUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXJrZXRpbmdzZWN0aW9ucy5ra2wtam5mLm9yZ1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE0XC8yMDI1XC8wNFwvQ3JlZGl0LVBob3RvLUF2cmFoYW0tTWFsZXZza3ktS0tMLUpORi1BcmNoaXZlcy01LXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmMDRiMDZiIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Credit-Photo-Avraham-Malevsky-KKL-JNF-Archives-5-scaled.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Credit-Photo-Avraham-Malevsky-KKL-JNF-Archives-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"1953 - Kesalon - Planting the first seedlings in the Forest of the Holy Children, which is part of the Kedoshim Forest , in memory of the children of Israel, martyrs of the European Holocaust.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">1953 - Kesalon - Planting the first seedlings in the Forest of the Holy Children, which is part of the Kedoshim Forest , in memory of the children of Israel, martyrs of the European Holocaust.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 6\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f04b06b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Courtesy of Yehudit Arnov, KKL-JNF Archives\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE1ODQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXJrZXRpbmdzZWN0aW9ucy5ra2wtam5mLm9yZ1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE0XC8yMDI1XC8wNFwvQ291cnRlc3ktb2YtWWVodWRpdC1Bcm5vdi1LS0wtSk5GLUFyY2hpdmVzLTEtMS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjA0YjA2YiJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Courtesy-of-Yehudit-Arnov-KKL-JNF-Archives-1-1-scaled.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/Courtesy-of-Yehudit-Arnov-KKL-JNF-Archives-1-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Courtesy of Yehudit Arnov, KKL-JNF Archives\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Courtesy of Yehudit Arnov, KKL-JNF Archives<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b237134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b237134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Planted along Highway 1 on the road to Jerusalem, the forest\u2019s establishment began in 1951 with the support of B\u2019nai B\u2019rith. It contains six million trees\u2014one for each life extinguished in the Holocaust &#8211; and includes sections commemorating destroyed communities, ghetto fighters, and more. Holocaust survivors, representatives of Jewish communities worldwide, descendants of lost communities, and new immigrants who settled in the surrounding villages all took part in planting the trees.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In 1952, the Children\u2019s Forest- also known as the Forest of the Unknown Child &#8211; was established within the Forest of the Martyrs in memory of the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust. The forest was inaugurated by children, who also planted its first trees, as seen in the historical photograph. In 1953, the National Teachers&#8217; Council for KKL-JNF decided to donate all birthday contributions collected in schools that year toward the planting of this forest, allowing children to take part in this meaningful act of remembrance.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>When KKL-JNF planted this forest, we hoped it would be the last forest ever planted to commemorate a tragedy of this magnitude. Tragically, today, KKL-JNF is preparing to plant the Iron Swords Forest, a new memorial forest for the fallen of Israel\u2019s current war.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Here we share rare historical photographs from the planting of these forests, some of which were only recently uncovered as part of an extensive digitization project in the KKL-JNF Photo Archive, revealing forgotten yet powerful moments of remembrance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e926678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e926678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Credit Photo: Avraham Malevsky, KKL-JNF Archives<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b846eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b846eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - 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