A year ago Monday, Hamas killed 1,200 civilians in Israel and took over 250 people hostage.
GETZVILLE, N.Y. — On Monday, the Jewish community in Buffalo sought to remember a time they still don’t feel has fully passed.
The Buffalo Jewish Federation and other local Jewish organizations hosted an event at the Jewish Community Center in Amherst on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack where Hamas blindsided Israel, killing nearly 1,200 civilians and taking over 250 people hostage — many of which were American and almost 100 who are still believed to be in their custody today.
“It takes my breath away,” said Sheryl Schechter, Board of Trustees President of the JCC of Greater Buffalo. “Truthfully, it’s heart-wrenching.”
“It’s gonna forever be a memory of the worst day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” said Harvey Sanders, a Board of Governors member with the Buffalo Jewish Federation.
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