An estimated 8,000 lions are held in captivity in South Africa in about 350 places, ranging from zoos to tourism venues where people can interact up close with the big cats. Lions are also bred for live trade, trade in body parts and captive hunts.
At Jerusalem Writers Festival, author of bestselling 'Hostage' talks about mourning his family, time in captivity, regrets from before Oct. 7 and imagining his wife watching him from heaven