Over a month after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Cleveland to share a message of strength and unity.

As Erika Rudin-Luria and Beth Wain Brandon returned from a two-day solidarity mission to Israel on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, they brought back the stories of Israelis impacted by the Oct. 7 attack on Israelis by Hamas.

Every generation has its time. This is ours.

The First 7 Minutes is a seminar offered by Israel's most experienced paramedics and instructors to provide communities with the tools they need to stay safe and save lives in the chaotic period between an armed attack and the seven minutes it typically takes for EMTs and other first responders to arrive to the scene.

Our community came together for a vigil for the over 200 innocent civilians who were taken hostage during the terrorist attack Hamas waged on Israel on October 7, 2023.

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As more than 200 young Jewish Clevelanders gathered together in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, Adam Teitelbaum of the Israel Action Network and the Jewish Federations of North America, shared hope that out of this crisis will be a new awakening.

Twenty-three days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, the Cleveland Jewish community came together for a vigil for the over 230 hostages taken during the attacks.

We are saddened to share the loss of Robert D. Gries z"l, Federation Emeritus Trustee.

On Oct. 9, two days after the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust, I stood on a stage in front of more than 2,000 grieving members of our Cleveland community who came together to demonstrate our steadfast support for Israel and the Israeli people – and our deep commitment to each other as one people. The faces looking back at me were filled with sorrow, fear, anger and resolve. Business and civic leaders were standing resolutely shoulder to shoulder with Jewish leaders, and Jewish community members alongside others from all backgrounds and beliefs.