Where New Yorkers will commemorate the anniversary of Oct. 7 and its aftermath

Jewish institutions in New York are preparing to mark the third anniversary of Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel with a series of commemorative events, while anti-Zionist student groups plan walkouts and a rally outside City Hall.

Jewish institutions across New York City are preparing to mark the third anniversary of Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel with a series of commemorative events on Wednesday. The article reports that about 1,200 people were killed in the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel that day, most of them civilians, with another 251 taken hostage, according to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Another 452 soldiers have been killed in the fighting since then, according to the IDF. In the ensuing war in Gaza, more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. The article lists events including a day of remembrance at the Marlene Meyerson Jewish Community Center, a public art installation at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, a conversation at 92NY between an Israeli father and a Palestinian father moderated by former Columbia University acting president Claire Shipman, a speech by former hostage Omer Shem Tov at Yeshiva University, testimony from Nova festival survivor Atir Vinnikov at Park Slope Jewish Center, and a quiet reflection gathering by Israelis for Peace in Union Square. The article also notes that anti-Zionist student groups are planning walkouts at CUNY, Columbia, and NYU campuses, culminating in a rally outside City Hall calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stop capitulating to Zionist pressure.