Community to Observe One-Year Anniversary of the Oct. 7th Hamas Attacks in Israel

August 28, 2024 JMORE Staff

In the wake of the Oct. 7th attacks, a cross-section of clergy and others attended a community solidarity gathering for Israel last year at Beth Tfiloh Synagogue in Pikesville. (FIle photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)

It is a date that will live eternally with the global Jewish community, much like Americans will always remember Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 11, 2001.

On Monday evening, Oct. 7, Baltimore’s Jewish community will come together to observe the one-year anniversary of what has been called Israel’s “Day of Infamy.”

“An Evening of Remembrance, Unity and Hope” will be held at 7 at Pikesville’s Beth El Congregation, 8101 Park Heights Avenue. Doors will open at 6.

The free program will be presented by the Baltimore Israel Coalition, in partnership with The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, the Baltimore Jewish Council and other community partners.

The program will feature reflections by family members of victims and survivors of the Oct. 7 horrors, memorial prayers led by community clergy members, remarks by elected officials and more.

For security purposes, all guests must check in at the registration table prior to entering the event. No backpacks, briefcases or handbags larger than 8-by-10 will be allowed inside the synagogue, and the security team reserves the right to inspect any bags brought onto the premises at any given moment.

In addition, organizers are asking for no signs or stickers at the gathering, and any disruptive guests will be immediately escorted off the grounds by police officers.

For information, contact Kate McDonald, director of Israel and Jewish Advocacy at the Baltimore Jewish Council, at kmcdonald@baltjc.org or 410-215-7268.

To register for the event, visit associated.org/event/an-evening-of-remembrance-unity-hope.