Inside the volunteer effort to preserve the harrowing testimonies of Israel’s Oct. 7 survivors
“It is our duty to ensure that the world bears witness to these atrocities,” the October7.org website says
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Top IDF chief confirms rape and other ‘crimes against humanity’ in Oct. 7 attack
'Whoever they saw, they killed' — Rear. Adm. Daniel Hagari
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Aid convoys enter Gaza as Palestinian health ministry says death toll there tops 4,000
European and Arab leaders meet in Cairo morning after first two of 200-plus hostages released
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An American IDF reservist dies in a missile attack, days after a hurried reunion with his best friend
Omer Balva and Ethan Missner made the most of their few days together before Balva went to war
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Samantha Woll, Detroit synagogue president, found stabbed to death outside her home
Woll was a Democratic activist and Jewish lay leader helping to spearhead the revival of the Jewish community in the city of Detroit
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Hamas releases two American hostages to Israel
Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie are from Evanston, Illinois
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Faculty senate at University of Pennsylvania condemns ‘intimidation’ by donors over Israel
Academic freedom ‘is not a commodity that can be bought or sold,’ read the faculty statement
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Yeshiva University students launch ‘Day of Loving-Kindness’ to counter Hamas ‘Days of Rage’
Participants are urged to share their good deeds online and spread the Jewish concept of “chesed,” or benevolence
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From grief to rage, American Jews are struggling with how to feel about the conflict in Israel
Protests, rallies and a social media campaign by Birthright Israel have all sought to sway American Jewish feelings about the violence in the region
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In a first, a Jewish organization opens an office at the Vatican
World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder asked Pope Francis to continue to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages
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Israel evacuates Kiryat Shemona, town of 20,000 near Lebanon
Israel has for days been ready to launch an incursion into Gaza, and seeks to prevent the conflict from escalating on its other fronts
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