Two Israeli guests shared their personal accounts of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack in Israel with over 1,200 guests at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 10-7-23 Commemoration.

Yael Lipschitz, a survivor of the attack, and Lior Carmel, chairman of Kibbutz Kissufim in Israel, a kibbutz with which the Federation partnered to aid it in the restoration process post-Oct. 7, were the featured speakers at the event on Oct. 5 at Landerhaven in Mayfield Heights. Lipschitz’s testimony and Carmel’s message gave attendees a deeper insight into the attack, its aftermath and the future of its memory.

“As a survivor of the horrific massacre that took place in Israel on Oct. 7, telling my story serves two purposes: asking for help, and gaining back control,” Lipschitz said. “Trauma is about losin

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