Remembering Oct. 7

The former hostage told Channel 12’s Ulpan Shishi that she was sexually assaulted “almost every day in captivity” and The former hostage told Channel 12’s Ulpan Shishi that she had attempted to take her own life three times. She said she was held in isolation, starved and subjected to prolonged physical and psychological abuse. “There were moments when I thought that was the only way to get out of it,” she said.  to take her own life three times. She said she was held in isolation, starved and subjected to prolonged physical and psychological abuse. “There were moments when I thought that was the only way to get out of it,” she said. 

Yarden Bibas shared a deeply personal and painful post on his Instagram account to mark the third birthday of his son, Kfir, a birthday the child never lived to celebrate. In his words, Bibas expressed deep remorse and anguish over the reality into which his son was born. “I’m sorry that I brought you into such a cruel world,” he wrote.

"They burst into the house, beat our parents and shot his dog in front of his eyes", Shlomo Mansour's sister Hadassah recalled when describing the first moments of the Farhud pogrom. Dr. Shimon Ohayon, Director of the Dahan Center, said the Farhud and October 7 are two chapters of the same antisemitism.

In a courageous interview, the former hostage described the severe incidents he endured: “The terrorist pulled down his pants, and I told him this is forbidden in Islam.”

Eleven of Israel's leading orchestras will perform alongside hundreds of musicians in concert halls throughout the country from October 21 through October 28.

Tens of thousands gathered at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv for Israel’s official memorial ceremony marking two years since the October 7 massacre by Hamas. The event opened with a minute of silence and was broadcast live to millions watching at hundreds of viewing centers across Israel and around the world.

Twelve hundred empty chairs stretch across a mile and a half in the heart of Columbia University, an institution that has become a symbol of antisemitism on US campuses. Organizers say their message is clear: they will not let hatred silence the truth.

The sights, the sounds, the stories of the survivors and the dead in Be’eri are etched into me to this day. An entire community fought for its life, while I, in its midst, tried to gather the fragments.

Sixty-four residents of Nir Oz were murdered by the terrorists. Seventy-six children, men and women were kidnapped, nine of whom are still being held captive by Hamas. In a unique project, members of the kibbutz tell the story of their homes in their own words, through images, videos and personal testimonies.