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The Dvori family home in Kibbutz Be'eri, southern Israel, January 13, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
January 15, 2026, 10:17 am
Kibbutz Be’eri chooses single burned-out house to bear testimony to October 7
Home on community’s periphery belongs to the Dvori family, who were overseas when Hamas went on killing spree; other wrecked structures scheduled for demolition
By Sue Surkes
The 'footprints' of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas in the center of a new memorial at Kibbutz Tzeelim, where Yarden Bibas grew up. The mother and two young boys were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, and subsequently murdered in captivity. (Talia Ben Harush)
November 18, 2025, 2:15 pm
Memorial to Shiri Bibas and her sons erected at kibbutz where husband Yarden grew up
Zvika Pasternak’s somber work comprises footprints surrounded by circles; ‘Footprints usually represent a route,’ says the artist. ‘Here, they are trapped, frozen in time’
By Sue Surkes
Bereaved mother Galit Dan speaks at the Bereaved Families Memorial Ceremony marking two years since the October 7, 2023, massacre, in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park, on October 7, 2025. (Benny Rutloy/Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
October 8, 2025, 4:44 pm
As October 7 and Sukkot coincide, Israelis struggle to reconcile grief and joy
Communities and individuals struggle over how – and when – to mark one of the Hebrew calendar’s most festive holidays, now also one of its darkest days
By Deborah Danan
Adam Ma'anit speaks during an event at the October 7 memorial in Brighton, United Kingdom, in this undated photo. (Sussex News/ R. James)
October 7, 2025, 10:29 am
In the UK’s ‘most progressive’ town, a memorial to Oct. 7 victims is repeatedly destroyed
Erected by relatives of Israelis murdered in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, Brighton’s commemorative site has polarized the liberal enclave, bringing displays of support – and over 50 attacks
By Robert Philpot
The handwriting of Niv Raviv, which was turned into a font by the 'Ot Hayim' memorial initiative. (Courtesy)
October 7, 2025, 7:09 am
In their own write: Memorial project turns handwriting of October 7 fallen into fonts
‘Ot Hayim’ initiative has published more than 70 fonts inspired by those killed in Hamas attack, enabling families to bring loved ones ‘back to life a little bit through letters’
By Amy Spiro
Michael Arad, the Israeli-American designer of the 9/11 Memorial in NYC. (Rachel Neville)
October 5, 2025, 8:02 am
Israeli designer of 9/11 memorial says too soon to construct national Oct. 7 monument
Michael Arad beat out 5,200 submissions for a highly charged NYC tribute that took 8 years to complete. He has advice for future commemoration of Israel’s victims of the Hamas onslaught
By Sue Surkes
Israel supporters observe a moment of silence as they attend a vigil outside McGill University in Montreal, Canada, on October, 7, 2024, to commemorate the victims of the October 7 massacre by Hamas on Israel. (Graham Hughes / AFP)
October 3, 2025, 8:05 am
Events worldwide to focus on healing, unity as Jews gather to mark Oct. 7 attacks
On 2nd anniversary of devastating Hamas-led atrocities that sparked the ongoing Gaza war, Diaspora organizers say memorials will be safe spaces to mourn together, free of politics
By Zev Stub
The stories of those who hid in a dumpster and were ultimately murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Nova festival near Kibbutz Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2025, photographed on March 25, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
April 13, 2025, 12:18 pm
Telling victims’ stories, artist turns Nova’s killing fields into a healing memorial
Teaming up with victims’ families and KKL-JNF, Amir Chodorov is working around the clock to commemorate the lives of each of the hundreds of people slaughtered there on October 7
By Sue Surkes
Photos of Israelis murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, are posted at the site of the massacre, in southern Israel's Re'im, January 16, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 25, 2025, 8:52 am
Nova rave site has become KKL-JNF’s most visited in Israel
With an average 7,000 visitors daily, memorial near Kibbutz Re’im is proving the most accessible for Israelis and overseas visitors seeking connection to October 7
By Sue Surkes
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