The new exhibition is designed to raise awareness of what happened on Oct. 7 around the world and promote greater appreciation of the consequences and impact of the attack on Israel.
The exhibition will feature 25 virtual video testimonies in Hebrew and English, filmed and produced by producer Noam Shalev.
Anat Meir will light the torch at the Yom Hazikaron Ceremony for English speakers organized by the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization, The Jerusalem Post, and the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem.
The event will be held at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, which will also host an Independence Day morning prayer service.
Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, in cooperation with the Jerusalem Municipality, hosts event in memory of hostage Yotam Haim z” l.
Shirel’s portrait is composed of 7,000 tiles, symbolizing the 1,200 lives lost in the same attack, along with 240 hostages taken by Hamas terrorists into the Gaza Strip.
Titled War, Recovery, Dream, the display, which was created with the assistance of Jerusalem artist Abigail Ohana, features birds suspended from iron webs, symbolizing strength in times of conflict.
Critics of Israel’s war in Gaza say the film is being used to justify ongoing bombings there that some of them say is causing a “genocide” there.
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