From 3 to 6pm, the names of those murdered on October 7 were due to be read aloud at the memorail event and, at 6.30pm, there will be a special service that will include poems and words from hostage family members from the local area. A giant poster of all the names will be displayed and songs and prayers performed.
Adam Ma’anit, whose cousin Tsachi Idan was one of the roughly 240 people taken hostage on October 7 said: “Every day is October 7 for us and Tsachi’s family. We need the world to demand their release unconditionally. This is a humanitarian issue, not a political one.”
Hundreds of Jewish and non-Jewish people are expected to attend the event, which has been organised by the Palmeira Memorial Group, Sussex Jewish Representative Council and the BNJC (Jewish community centre).
