Israel at War: Missing Context — Commemorating a Year Since October 7th
Those We Have Lost: Stories of civilians and soldiers killed since Hamas’s onslaught on Israel on October 7, 2023 (click to read)
Those We Are Missing: Hostages & Victims Whose Fate is Still Unknown
(click to read)Massacre at a Music Festival: Supernova Survivors (click to watch)
Grandparents race to rescue family at Israeli kibbutz during Hamas attack (click to watch)
Fortitude Under Fire: Farmers Along the North Stay Planted Despite the war (click to read)
Iran: The Arsonist of the Middle East — An Op-Ed from Bob Feferman (click to read)
Honoring Heroes on October 7th: "I'm Going to Save My Boys" from One Day in October (click to read)
The Golden Generation of Nir Oz (click to watch)
Hostages & Missing Families Forum Materials to Share on Social Networks (click to read)
Join us for a Gathering to Remember October 7th
On Sunday, October 27th, we will gather in-person at the Jewish Federation at 11 AM for a 30-minute memorial ceremony organized by the Jewish Federation’s Partnership2Gether committee. We are calling the event “Gathering to Remember October 7th.” (click here to register) Doors will open at 10:30 AM, so we can begin the ceremony on time.
Immediately following the ceremony, at 11:30 AM, we will join a virtual event on Zoom with other Partnership communities across America for a special program presented by Partnership2Gether.
The program will begin with Yizkor, followed by a panel of Israelis who will share their harrowing experiences of October 7th and the past year.
The speakers will include:
Liat Atzili, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz and released. Her husband’s body is still held in Gaza.
Dubi Lahav, who, along with his son, was severely wounded on October 7th. They are gradually recovering with the help of his family and his community.
A representative of one of the bereaved families from Akko.
David Vaknin, a businessman from Western Galilee who was called up for reserves. He has been deployed to the northern border since October 7th. David and his family are among the 60,000 displaced Israelis from northern border communities.
The program will conclude with a moving video clip by the Matte Asher Community Center choir.
On behalf of the leadership and staff of the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley, we call on you to join us to show your solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Israel and honor the memories of the fallen.