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[3] Katsman lived in Petah Tikva,[4] but after completing his mandatory IDF service, he moved to kibbutz Holit out of a desire to "revive" the community.
While in Seattle, he taught Hebrew at a synagogue and was a co-coordinator of the university's Israel-Palestine research group.
[2] Katsman was working as a lecturer on philosophy, politics, and Israeli society at the time of his death.
He and his neighbor were hiding in a closet together in his home, and when they were found he shielded her with his body; she survived.